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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. as a devil; in an evil manner;
- Example: "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
[syn: diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L. diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique. See Devil.] 1. Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; befitting hell or satan; devilish; infernal; impious; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act; the diabolical expression on his face; fires lit up a diabolic scene. "Diabolic power." --Milton. "The diabolical institution." --Motley. Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean. [1913 Webster] 2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen. Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean. [WordNet 1.5] 3. extremely evil or cruel; atrocious; outrageously wicked; as, diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils; diabolical torturers taking pleasure in their craft. Syn: demonic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, nefarious, satanic. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

diabolically adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly]