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"
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"
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用作形容词 (adj.)
This manoeuvre of his is a diabolical conspiracy. 他这一手是个居心叵测的大阴谋。
The traffic was diabolical in Beijing. 北京的交通很糟糕。
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Hee was commonly thought a Magician, and his Art Diabolicall.