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diabolically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a diabolical manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

as a devil; in an evil manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his writing could be diabolically satiric

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: devilishly, fiendishly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English diabolical Middle English -ly English -ly English diabolically From diabolical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diabòlicament — In a diabolical manner
  • Czech: ďábelsky — In a diabolical manner
  • Danish: djævelsk — In a diabolical manner
  • Finnish: pirullisesti — In a diabolical manner
  • Finnish: paholaismaisesti — In a diabolical manner
  • French: diaboliquement — In a diabolical manner
  • Georgian: ეშმაკისებრ (ešmaḳisebr) — In a diabolical manner
  • German: diabolisch — In a diabolical manner
  • Greek: διαβολικά (diavoliká) — In a diabolical manner
  • Ido: diablatre — In a diabolical manner
  • Italian: diabolicamente — In a diabolical manner
  • Latvian: velnišķi — In a diabolical manner
  • Latvian: velnišķīgi — In a diabolical manner
  • Spanish: diabólicamente — In a diabolical manner