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diabolical

adjective

Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

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Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IA
Scrabble score
15

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adjective

  1. Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

    “Something demonic in him — something that could be cruel”

adjective

  1. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

    “Devilish schemes”

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Something demonic in him — something that could be cruel
Fires lit up a diabolic scene
Diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
A fiendish despot
Hellish torture
Devilish schemes
The cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
The diabolical expression on his face
A mephistophelian glint in his eye

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