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diabolic

[ dahy-uh-bol-ik ]

adjective

  1. variant of diabolical ( def ).


diabolic

/ ËŒ»å²¹ÉªÉ™Ëˆ²úÉ’±ôɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or proceeding from the devil; satanic
  2. befitting a devil; extremely cruel or wicked; fiendish
  3. very difficult or unpleasant
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å¾±²¹Ëˆ²ú´Ç±ô¾±³¦²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ËŒ»å¾±²¹Ëˆ²ú´Ç±ô¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·»å¾±Â·²¹Â·²ú´Ç±ô·¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabolic1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English diabolik, from Middle French or directly from Late Latin diabolicus, from Greek »å¾±²¹²ú´Ç±ô¾±°ìó²õ, equivalent to »å¾±Ã¡²ú´Ç(´Ç²õ) devil + -ikos -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabolic1

C14: from Late Latin diabolicus, from Greek diabolikos, from diabolos devil
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What each of us sees when we look at him — a dangerous whipsaw of insane rhetoric and diabolic intent or a canny businessman who just wants what’s best for Americans — increasingly defines us.

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“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you,†Butker said.

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He deployed a similar move when, immediately upon being sworn in, he issued an executive order banning instruction in those diabolic “divisive†concepts.

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"The dictatorship has once again surpassed its own evil and diabolic spirit."

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Perhaps rattled by the setback, Woods may have made a mental mistake when he chose a 7-iron at the diabolic par-3 12th hole, which was playing into the stiff wind.

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