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Meanings of diabolically in English

Portuguese
de forma diabólica

As a devil; in an evil manner.

        de forma diabólica
        Usage of diabolically in English
        1
        She was dying and it would be diabolically cruel to undeceive her.
        Sant' Ilario
        2
        I knew she was smart and cunning and, most important, diabolically evasive.
        Man in the Middle
        3
        But cats have proven a diabolically difficult problem right across Australia.
        The Guardian
        4
        In truth, it was a diabolically clever way to steal from the Army.
        The President's Assassin
        5
        Some one has been diabolically clever in covering up the crimes.
        The Treasure-Train
        6
        He described with diabolically graphic touches the garret in Howland Street.
        The Divine Fire
        7
        The ability to manipulate the system for rip-off seemed diabolically clever.
        The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
        8
        Both boys were grinning diabolically and the dog took on energy through inspiration.
        The Day of the Dog
        9
        As I have said, the hexans of Jupiter were, and are, diabolically intelligent.
        Spacehounds of IPC
        10
        For anything singularly pretty or diabolically ugly, this was your customer.
        The Cloister and the Hearth
        11
        Herr Grosse grinned diabolically, and said, Make your mind easy, my goot creature.
        Poor Miss Finch
        12
        And robots use diabolically clever means to achieve their aims.
        Wired
        13
        The enemy, though in appearance juvenile, was said to be diabolically cunning and treacherous.
        Odd John
        14
        If the whole business were not so diabolically serious, it would be quite laughable.
        The Bride of the Nile — Volume 09
        15
        Dear me, how diabolically those wretches lied to the Marquess.
        The Man from Brodney's
        16
        Then he jingled a leather purse which hung from his girdle, and smiled diabolically.
        Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian
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