DIABOLIC

• (adj.) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

  "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", "infernal instruments of war", "satanic cruelty", "unholy grimaces"

  synonyms : demonic , diabolical , fiendish , hellish , infernal , satanic , unholy

• (adj.) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

  "devilish schemes", "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen", "the diabolical expression on his face", "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"

  synonyms : devilish , diabolical , mephistophelean , mephistophelian

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