| slovo | definícia |
diabolic
(encz) | diabolic,ďábelský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diabolic
(encz) | diabolic,pekelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Diabolic
(gcide) | Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n. |
diabolic
(wn) | diabolic
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, diabolical,
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, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
satanic, unholy] |
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diabolical
(encz) | diabolical,ďábelský |
diabolically
(encz) | diabolically,ďábelsky Zdeněk Brož |
Diabolic
(gcide) | Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n. |
Diabolical
(gcide) | Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n. |
Diabolically
(gcide) | Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n. |
Diabolicalness
(gcide) | Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n. |
diabolical
(wn) | 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, diabolical,
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, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
satanic, unholy] |
diabolically
(wn) | diabolically
adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be
diabolically satiric" [syn: diabolically, devilishly,
fiendishly] |
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