diabolic
a . 穷凶恶极的;残忍的
穷凶恶极的;残忍的
diabolic adj 1 :
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil ; "
devilish schemes "; "
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen "; "
the diabolical expression on his face "; "
a mephistophelian glint in his eye " [
synonym : {
devilish }, {
diabolic }, {
diabolical },
{
mephistophelian }, {
mephistophelean }]
2 :
extremely evil or cruel ;
expressive of cruelty or befitting hell ; "
something demonic in him --
something that could be cruel "; "
fires lit up a diabolic scene "; "
diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils "; "
a fiendish despot "; "
hellish torture "; "
infernal instruments of war ";
"
satanic cruelty "; "
unholy grimaces " [
synonym : {
demonic },
{
diabolic }, {
diabolical }, {
fiendish }, {
hellish }, {
infernal },
{
satanic }, {
unholy }]
Diabolic \
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Diabolical \
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a . [
L .
diabolicus ,
Gr . ?
devilish ,
slanderous :
cf .
F .
diabolique .
See {
Devil }.]
1 .
Pertaining to the devil ;
resembling ,
or appropriate ,
or appropriate to ,
the devil ;
befitting hell or satan ;
devilish ;
infernal ;
impious ;
as ,
a diabolic or diabolical temper or act ;
the diabolical expression on his face ;
fires lit up a diabolic scene . "
Diabolic power ." --
Milton .
"
The diabolical institution ." --
Motley .
Syn :
devilish ,
mephistophelian ,
mephistophelean .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity ;
as ,
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen .
Syn :
devilish ,
mephistophelian ,
mephistophelean .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
extremely evil or cruel ;
atrocious ;
outrageously wicked ;
as ,
diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils ;
diabolical torturers taking pleasure in their craft .
Syn :
demonic ,
fiendish ,
hellish ,
infernal ,
nefarious ,
satanic .
[
1913 Webster WordNet 1 .
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adv . -- {
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n .
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
diabolic ":
Draconian ,
Mephistophelian ,
Tartarean ,
abominable ,
accursed ,
animal ,
anthropophagous ,
appalling ,
atrocious ,
awful ,
bad ,
barbaric ,
barbarous ,
base ,
beastly ,
bestial ,
bloodthirsty ,
bloody ,
bloody -
minded ,
brutal ,
brutalized ,
brute ,
brutish ,
cannibalistic ,
corrupt ,
cruel ,
cruel -
hearted ,
cursed ,
damnable ,
demoniac ,
demoniacal ,
demonic ,
demonish ,
demonlike ,
depraved ,
devil -
like ,
devilish ,
diabolical ,
dreadful ,
evil ,
execrable ,
fell ,
feral ,
ferocious ,
fiendish ,
fiendlike ,
fierce ,
flagitious ,
foul ,
ghoulish ,
heinous ,
hellborn ,
hellish ,
hideous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
ill ,
impious ,
infernal ,
inhuman ,
inhumane ,
iniquitous ,
maleficent ,
malevolent ,
malicious ,
malign ,
monstrous ,
murderous ,
odious ,
ogreish ,
ruthless ,
sadistic ,
sanguinary ,
sanguineous ,
satanic ,
savage ,
serpentine ,
sharkish ,
sinful ,
sinister ,
slavering ,
subhuman ,
terrible ,
truculent ,
unchristian ,
uncivilized ,
ungodly ,
unhallowed ,
unhuman ,
vicious ,
vile ,
wicked ,
wolfish
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