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Diabolic Moderate

Diabolic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
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"

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"

3

Showing wickedness typical of a devil.

Example Sentences
"devilish schemes" adjective
"the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen" adjective
"the diabolical expression on his face" adjective
"a mephistophelian glint in his eye" adjective
"something demonic in him--something that could be cruel" adjective
"fires lit up a diabolic scene" adjective
"diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils" adjective
"a fiendish despot" adjective
"hellish torture" adjective
"infernal instruments of war" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ilic flic relic folic telic melic colic kilic holic malic hylic eolic dulic aulic xylic salic philic aholic italic exilic
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