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diabolical

🇬🇧 UK/daiә'bɒlikl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Extremely wicked, cruel, or evil; devilish; also, devilishly cunning or devious.

极其邪恶的,恶魔般的;狡猾阴险的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diathrough, across
+
bolthrow, cast, put together
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=diabolical

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The serial killer's diabolical methods terrified the entire city.

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