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单词 diabolic
释义 di·a·bol·ic
\|dīə|bälik, -lēk\ adjective
or di·a·bol·i·cal \-lə̇kəl, -lēk-\
Etymology: diabolic from Middle English deabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from diabolus devil + Latin -icus -ic; diabolical from Middle French diabolique + English -al — more at devil
1. : of or relating to the devil or devils
 < Lucifer is … forced to reassume his diabolic shape — Modern Language Review >
 < diabolic lore >
: derived from the devil
 < diabolic arts >
 < difference between the angelic and the diabolic temperament — G.B.Shaw >
: being under the influence of devils
 < diabolical sorcerers — Herman Melville >
: resembling a devil
 < a diabolic figure >
: being a devil
 < a diabolic visitor >
: suggestive of devils or hell
 < fires lit up a truly diabolic scene >
2. : resembling that of devils : befitting or characteristic of a devil typically in having or showing cunning, ingenuity, cruelty, or wickedness : devilish, fiendish
 < the cold calculation and the diabolic art of these statesmen >
 < his expression changing to something diabolical — Rudyard Kipling >
di·a·bol·i·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li\ adverb
di·a·bol·i·cal·ness noun -es
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