Antonyms for diabolical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dahy-uh-bol-ik or dahy-uh-bol-i-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdaɪ əˈbɒl ɪk or ˌdaɪ əˈbɒl ɪ kəl

Definition of diabolical

Origin : c.1500, "pertaining to the devil," from diabolic + -al (1). Meaning "befitting the devil" is from 1540s. Related: Diabolically.

adj devilish

Example sentences :

I didn't know there was any one living who could be so cruel, so cold, so diabolical.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

That face, now ashy white, was distorted into a diabolical grin.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

And let me know your progress with Lovelace, and what he says to this diabolical curse.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The cat looked at him with great round eyes that were diabolical in their fixedness.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

It appears that one of these diabolical insects had got into my blankets.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

"You have a very beautiful daughter," resumed their diabolical visitant.
Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West

His luck had been diabolical, but the stakes were comparatively low.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

There was none but realized the diabolical strength of their antagonists.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

“That is diabolical,” said Robert, his blood beginning to boil.
Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

He only laughed at me, jeered at my agony with diabolical glee.
Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey

Synonyms for diabolical

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