diabolical
adjective
[ dʌɪəˈbɒlɪk(ə)l ]
• characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.
• "his diabolical cunning"
Similar:
devilish,
diabolic,
fiendish,
satanic,
Mephistophelian,
demonic,
demoniacal,
hellish,
infernal,
evil,
wicked,
ungodly,
unholy,
cacodemonic,
• disgracefully bad or unpleasant.
• "a singer with an absolutely diabolical voice"
Similar:
very bad,
poor,
dreadful,
awful,
terrible,
frightful,
disgraceful,
shameful,
lamentable,
deplorable,
appalling,
atrocious,
inferior,
substandard,
mediocre,
unsatisfactory,
inadequate,
second-rate,
third-rate,
shoddy,
inept,
bungling,
hopeless,
crummy,
dire,
dismal,
godawful,
shocking,
abysmal,
bum,
rotten,
pathetic,
woeful,
pitiful,
lousy,
useless,
the pits,
duff,
rubbish,
ropy,
chronic,
a load of pants,
poxy,
direful,
egregious,
very great,
extreme,
excessive,
undue,
inordinate,
immoderate,
unconscionable,
outrageous,
uncalled for,
unprovoked,
intolerable,
unacceptable,
unreasonable,
unjustifiable,
unwarrantable,
without justification,
indefensible,
inexcusable,
unforgivable,
unpardonable,
crap,
crappy,
shitty,
chickenshit,
hellacious,
Origin:
late Middle English (as diabolic ): from Old French diabolique or ecclesiastical Latin diabolicus, from diabolus ‘devil’; the form diabolical dates from the early 16th century.
