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• s  showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
  the diabolical expression on his face
• s  extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
  fires lit up a diabolic scene
  diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils

• He concedes that his paintings of diabolic winged creatures, furiously driven chariots and diaphanously clad maidens are basically "decor," adding: "You are not supposed to look .
• The nation cannot be bamboozled by the diabolic insinuations and aspersions of a confused and antagonistic judiciary.
• Many have asked their whys of the Leopold-Loeb crime, and given answers ranging from "spoiled brats" to diabolic possession.

• devilish
• diabolical
• mephistophelian
• mephistophelean
• demonic
• fiendish
• hellish
• infernal
• satanic
• unholy

News & Articles

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• Orwell’s Big Brother: Merely Fiction?
  Orwell’s future is run by a Party whose job is the total exercise of Power, and it goes about its job with diabolic efficiency and ingenuity.
  July 4, 2013 - Ludwig von Mises Institute

Quotes

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• Sonia Gandhi in Sify
  There is a price to be paid for these barbaric attacks. Let nobody take us for granted and, let nobody underestimate our resolve to defeat these diabolic designs of these forces,said Sonia Gandhi at a Congress rally on Monday.
• Kirk Ferentz in Gazette Online
  There are certain things that don't need to be talked about with everybody,Ferentz said. "Again, it's not like there's something diabolic or something gurgling or going on, it's nothing like that at all. I don't feel like I need to share...
• Somnath Chatterjee in Hindu
  We strongly condemn these cowardly, inhuman and diabolic acts and reiterate our resolve to maintain peace and communal harmony and defeat divisive forces with courage, fortitude and unity,Chatterjee said as soon as the House met for the day.