Adjective: diabolic ,dI-u'bó-lik
- Showing the cunning, ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
"the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen";
- devilish, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
- Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
"fires lit up a diabolic scene";
- demonic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy, satanical [rare]
See also: evil
Encyclopedia: Diabolic