diabolical

CEFRB2

[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely evil or cruel.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    (Devilishly) cunning or devious.

Examples

  • Sami put his diabolical plan into action.

  • The villain formulated a diabolical plan to take over the city.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Extremely wicked or cruel.

  2. Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.

  3. Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).

More examples

In context

  • To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical.

  • a diabolical plan

  • […] the many diabolical names assigned to boiling springs and to torrents that become dangerously swollen. In California the boiling springs called 'Devil's Tea-kettle' and 'Devil's Mush-pot' repeat the 'Devil's Punch-bowls' of Europe[…]

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Origin

adjective

From diabolic + -al.