diabolic[adjective]Synonyms: satanic, devilish, Mephistophelian, fiendish, demoniac, demonian, demonic, diabolonian, serpentine, unhallowed
Antonyms: angelic
Related Words: evil,
ill,
wicked [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
diabolic adjective & noun.
[dʌɪǝ'bɒlɪk] LME.[(Old & mod. French diabolique from) ecclesiastical Latin diabolicus, from diabolus DEVIL noun: see -IC.]A. adjective.
1. Of, pertaining to, or deriving from the Devil or devils; of or pertaining to witchcraft.
LME.2. Having the qualities of the Devil or a devil; inhumanly cruel or wicked, fiendish.
L15.3. Resembling a devil in appearance.
M19.B. noun. An agent or follower of the Devil.
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