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diabolical

[ dahy-uh-bol-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked:

    a diabolical plot.

  2. pertaining to or actuated by a devil.


diabolical

/ ˌ岹ɪəˈɒɪə /

adjective

  1. excruciatingly bad; outrageous
  2. (intensifier)

    a diabolical liberty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈDZ, adverb
  • ˌ徱ˈDZԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱··DZ··· adverb
  • 徱··DZ···Ա noun
  • ··徱··DZ·· adjective
  • hy·per·徱··DZ··· adverb
  • hy·per·徱··DZ···Ա noun
  • ԴDz·徱··DZ·· adjective
  • non·徱··DZ··· adverb
  • non·徱··DZ···Ա noun
  • ··徱··DZ·· adjective
  • su·per·徱··DZ··· adverb
  • su·per·徱··DZ···Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diabolical1

First recorded in 1500–10; from Late Latin diabolicus ( diabolic ( def ) ) + -al 1( def )
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Example Sentences

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She said the lack of services within the health service for adults is "diabolical", leaving adults "very frustrated" with "nowhere to turn".

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Yet even while being chased by a diabolical marshal, she is naturally kind, hardworking and open to romance.

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But this sinister anti-mother — again, without revealing too much — has diabolical intentions, which she hides in the angelic guise of an underground adoption agency.

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"This is a soldier shooting his brothers in arms. It's diabolical, it really is," said Mr Wood.

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Pressures facing Northern Ireland's health service at the moment are "dire and diabolical," First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said.

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