See Also: diabolic(dictionary)

diabolic (iou)



diabolic adjective & noun. LME.
[(Old & mod. French diabolique from) ecclesiastical Latin diabolicus, from diabolus DEVIL noun: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or deriving from the Devil or devils; of or pertaining to witchcraft. LME.
Having the qualities of the Devil or a devil; inhumanly cruel or wicked, fiendish. L15.
Resembling a devil in appearance. M19.
B. noun. An agent or follower of the Devil. E16-M17.