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De - Pt| English Dictionary: diabolically | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for diabolically | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L. diabolicus, Gr. [?] devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique. See {Devil}.] Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. [bd]Diabolic power.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The diabolical institution.[b8] --Motley. -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness}, n. | |
