diabolical

Word family adjectivediabolicaldiabolicadverbdiabolicallynoundiabolismdiabolistdiabologyverbdiabolize

di·a·bol·i·cal /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl◂ $ -ˈbɑː-/ adjectiveadj

1 (also diabolic /ˌdaɪəˈbɒ◂lɪk $ -ˈbɑː-/)CRUELBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS evil or cruel 邪恶的，毒辣的

diabolical abuse

残酷的虐待

2 BAD AT British EnglishBrE informal extremely unpleasant or bad 很坏的，糟透的

The toilets were in a diabolical state.

厕所的情况糟透了。

—diabolically /-kli/ adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

diabolical• Even if your memory starts functioning by then the forecast is diabolical.• Unfortunately, the animated sequence is diabolical.• The dust is diabolical - at one stage you could be fired for using a sweeping brush and not a vacuum.• She does not succeed in persuasively outing the Don Juan / Superman with his diabolical red beard and Jaeger wool suits.• a diabolical serial killer• Sometime after her acceptance, she exhibited signs of her former diabolical symptoms.• The 1955 original was a triumph of atmosphere, character, diabolical wit and outright scare-you-silly shock tactics.

Origin diabolical

(1300-1400) French diabolique, from Greek diabolos “devil”

单词	diabolical
释义	diabolical Word family adjectivediabolicaldiabolicadverbdiabolicallynoundiabolismdiabolistdiabologyverbdiabolize di·a·bol·i·cal /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl◂ $ -ˈbɑː-/ adjectiveadj 1 (also diabolic /ˌdaɪəˈbɒ◂lɪk $ -ˈbɑː-/)CRUELBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS evil or cruel 邪恶的，毒辣的 diabolical abuse 残酷的虐待 2 BAD AT British EnglishBrE informal extremely unpleasant or bad 很坏的，糟透的 The toilets were in a diabolical state. 厕所的情况糟透了。 —diabolically /-kli/ adverbadv Examples from the Corpus diabolical• Even if your memory starts functioning by then the forecast is diabolical.• Unfortunately, the animated sequence is diabolical.• The dust is diabolical - at one stage you could be fired for using a sweeping brush and not a vacuum.• She does not succeed in persuasively outing the Don Juan / Superman with his diabolical red beard and Jaeger wool suits.• a diabolical serial killer• Sometime after her acceptance, she exhibited signs of her former diabolical symptoms.• The 1955 original was a triumph of atmosphere, character, diabolical wit and outright scare-you-silly shock tactics. Origin diabolical (1300-1400) French diabolique, from Greek diabolos “devil”
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