Word of the Day – Diabolical

Diabolical (adj)

dai-a-bol-i-kal

Characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.

(British) (informal) Disgracefully bad or unpleasant.

Late Middle English (as diabolic): from Old French diabolique or ecclesiastical Latin diabolicus, from diabolus ‘devil’; the form diabolical dates from the early 16th century.

Example sentences

“He showed a diabolical cunning.”

“His diabolical behaviour drove everyone away.”