diabólico

adj.

diabolical, demoniacal, demonic, devilish.

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diabólico

► adjetivo

1 diabolic, devilish, diabolical

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ADJ [palabras, rito] diabolic, satanic; (=malvado) diabolical; (=muy difícil) fiendishly difficult

tiene una escritura diabólica — his writing is fiendishly hard to understand

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-ca adjetivo (del diablo) diabolic, satanic; <persona> evil; <plan/intenciones> devilish, fiendish

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= demonic, hellish, diabolical, diabolic.

Ex. The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.

Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex. This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.

Ex. The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.

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-ca adjetivo (del diablo) diabolic, satanic; <persona> evil; <plan/intenciones> devilish, fiendish

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= demonic, hellish, diabolical, diabolic.

Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.

Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.

Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.

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diabólico -ca

adjective

1 (del diablo) diabolic, satanic

2 ‹persona› evil; ‹plan/intenciones› devilish, fiendish, evil

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diabólico

◊ -ca adjetivo (del diablo) diabolic, satanic;

‹persona› evil;
‹plan/intenciones› devilish, fiendish
diabólico,-a adjetivo
1 diabolical, satanic, evil
2 terrible: hace un viento diabólico, it's awfully windy
3 complicated: tienes una escritura diabólica, your handwriting is awful
'diabólico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diabólica
English:
devilish
- diabolic
- diabolical
- fiendish
- evil

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diabólico, -a adj

1. [del diablo] diabolic

2. [muy malo] evil, diabolical;

tiene una mente diabólica she has an evil mind

3. [difícil] fiendishly difficult

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diabólico

adj diabolical

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diabólico, -ca adj

: diabolical, diabolic, devilish