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diabolical

adjective as in devilish

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After that fall, each bout of sickness or medical procedure causes a cruel chain reaction, like a diabolical Rube Goldberg machine.

Sentencing the teenager at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Arthurson said he had planned a "quite diabolical atrocity".

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The student said the incident had had "a diabolical impact" on her.

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Maverick: After all these years we have finally found a team who where so diabolical at taking penalties that we managed to win one.

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“You needed her to be diabolical in order to show what really was happening there,” says Davidtz.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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