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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 di·a·bol·i·cal /ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəl/
 (a.)惡魔的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Di·a·bol·ic Di·a·bol·ic·al a.
 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.
 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.
  -- Di*a*bol*ic*al*ly, adv. -- Di*a*bol*ic*al*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 diabolical
      adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a
             devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
             diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
             expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in
             his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, mephistophelian,
              mephistophelean]
      2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
         hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be
         cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical
         sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish
         despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war";
         "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic,
          fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]