This god is cruel, nervous, and diabolic, with yellow wrinkly skin, small squinty eyes, a triangular nose, and bright teeth.
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Diabolic
//ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk//
Synonyms for "diabolic" (114 found)
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Related words (57)
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Synonyms
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2 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- дяволски adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- жесток adj (extremely evil or cruel)
- зъл adj (extremely evil or cruel)
- сатанински adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
Czech
1 entries- ďábelský adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
Esperanto
1 entries- diabla adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
Finnish
4 entries- paholaismainen adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- paholaismainen adj (extremely evil or cruel)
- pirullinen adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- pirullinen adj (extremely evil or cruel)
French
2 entries- diabolique adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- diabolique adj (extremely evil or cruel)
German
4 entries- diabolisch adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- diabolisch adj (extremely evil or cruel)
- teuflisch adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- teuflisch adj (extremely evil or cruel)
Latvian
2 entries- velnišķs adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- velnišķīgs adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
Portuguese
2 entries- diabólico adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- diabólico adj (extremely evil or cruel)
Russian
2 entries- дья́вольский adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- дья́вольский adj (extremely evil or cruel)
Turkish
2 entries- şeytanca adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- şeytani adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
Ukrainian
2 entries- дия́вольський adj (showing wickedness typical of a devil)
- дия́вольський adj (extremely evil or cruel)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom masterminded a diabolic plot to kill his wife.
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diabolic magic square
Source: wiktionary
"The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.
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