Diabolical - English meaning

adjective

Causing shock or dismay; horrific.

Usage examples:

The cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack

verb

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Usage examples:

Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers

adjective

Horrifyingly wicked.

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Atrocious cruelties

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a demon or evil spirit.

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Towards midnight a demoniacal shriek was heard

adjective

Wild and evil

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A demoniacal light had entered his eyes.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of demons or evil spirits.

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Demonic possession

adjective

Wild and evil

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He had a demonic (= cruel) gleam in his eye.

adjective

Deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.

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Children living in deplorable conditions

adjective

Very bad

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The children were raised in deplorable conditions.

adjective

Like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty.

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Devilish tortures

adverb

Very; extremely.

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A devilish clever chap

adjective

Slightly bad, but sometimes in an amusing way

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A devilish grin, a devilish problem

adjective

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

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His diabolical cunning

adjective

Shockingly unacceptable.

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A disgraceful waste of money

adjective

Very bad

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Disgraceful behaviour/conduct, a disgraceful situation, she thought that their attitude was absolut…

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

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There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

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I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

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His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

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His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Extremely cruel or unpleasant.

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Fiendish methods of torture

adjective

Cruel or evil

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He took fiendish delight in making them wait.

adjective

Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.

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There's been a most frightful accident

adjective

Of or like hell.

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An unearthly, hellish landscape

adverb

Extremely (used for emphasis).

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It was hellish expensive

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

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A hellish experience

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

Schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

noun

A person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

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Her social and intellectual inferiors

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.

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The infernal regions

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

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What an infernal noise!, he described a journey through the infernal world.

adjective

(of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable.

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The industry is in a lamentable state

adjective

Regrettable

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A lamentable failure of nerve

adjective

Of only average quality; not very good.

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He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter

adjective

Just acceptable but not good; not good enough

Usage examples:

The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre., he urged…

adjective

Ordinary and not very good

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What advice would you give to mediocre companies that want to dramatically improve themselves?, med…

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Usage examples:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

adjective

Of or characteristic of satan.

Usage examples:

The charismatic movement continues its relentless search for evidence of satanic influence

adjective

Evil, or done in worship of satan

adjective

Not of good quality

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A second-rate hotel

adjective

Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.

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A shameful accusation

adjective

Causing you to feel guilty or ashamed, or being a cause for feeling ashamed

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it’s shameful that his own country did not fully appreciate his talent until it w…

adjective

Below the usual or required standard.

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Substandard housing

adjective

Below a satisfactory standard

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There’s plenty of substandard child care available.

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

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A terrible crime

adjective

Of low quality

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I don't want to work for some third-rate company.

adjective

Irreligious or immoral.

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Ungodly lives of lust and pleasure

adjective

Extreme or unacceptable

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I had to get up at some ungodly hour in the morning to take her to the airport.

adjective

Sinful; wicked.

Usage examples:

A father killing his son is an act against nature—unholy and loathsome

adjective

Used to describe a combination of things when it is very bad, harmful, or unpleasant

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Religious fanatics have formed an unholy alliance with right wing groups., an unholy mess/row/noise…

adjective

Not satisfactory; not good enough.

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Years of living in unsatisfactory rented accommodation

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

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A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

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Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

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He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…