diabolic 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Examples
- 1.diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
- 2.infernal instruments of war
- 3.unholy grimaces
- 4.hellish torture
- 5.something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
- 6.fires lit up a diabolic scene
- 7.a fiendish despot
- 8.satanic cruelty
Synonyms
- demonic 1
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- diabolical 2
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- fiendish 1
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- hellish 2
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- infernal 2
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- satanic 1
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- unholy 2
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell


