diabolic

Definition

Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.

Etymology

From Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”). First attested in 1350–1400.

Example Sentences

• "diabolic magic square"
• ""The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin."
• "a cunning and diabolic plot"