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[ adjective ] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Examples

"something demonic in him" "fires lit up a diabolic scene" "a fiendish despot" "hellish torture" "infernal instruments of war" "satanic cruelty" "unholy grimaces"

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

This would make anyone crafty and cruel , capable of fiendish revenge .

Related terms

evil

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