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Meanings of
diabolic
in anglès
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.
infernal
devilish
unholy
diabolical
hellish
fiendish
satanic
demonic
mephistophelian
mephistophelean
Related terms
evil
Usage of
diabolic
in anglès
1
The gulf is the difference between the angelic and the
diabolic
temperament.
2
For hundreds of years this idea of
diabolic
possession was steadily developed.
3
When it was finished, he told himself, the portrait would be
diabolic
.
4
Understand, I do not say that it was not spiritual or
diabolic
.
5
Divine visions are effected by representations in heaven;
diabolic
by magic in hell.
6
Second, we need to understand that fear is a
diabolic
force.
7
Blind chance, it was rumoured, ruled all things; or perhaps a
diabolic
intelligence.
8
In 1766 Father Sterzinger attacked the very groundwork of the whole
diabolic
theory.
9
These latter were
diabolic
in the celerity with which they picked out meanings.
10
Your printers are the worst species of that
diabolic
genus I know of.
11
A voice was singing with
diabolic
satisfaction in the captain's brain:
12
Followed a battery of merciless questions punctuated by the
diabolic
clank of metal.
13
Yet more fearful to disclose the secret and unloose such a
diabolic
power.
14
For all I know, the expression of these last may be perfectly
diabolic
.
15
Everybody watched with wonder this play, as of some large and
diabolic
toy.
16
Her smile, that
diabolic
expression I so adored, lighted her lips.
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About this term
diabolic
Adjective
Frequent collocations
diabolic possession
diabolic influence
diabolic agency
almost diabolic
diabolic arts
More collocations
Diabolic
through the time
Diabolic
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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