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DIABOLIC(AL)

\dˌa͡ɪəbˈɒlɪk ˈal], \dˌa‍ɪəbˈɒlɪk ˈal], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_b_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\

Definitions of DIABOLIC(AL)

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Of, having to do with, proceeding from, externally like, the devil (usu. -ic); fiendish, atrociously cruel or wicked, (usu. -ical). Hence diabolically adv. [French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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