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diabolical

[dahy-uh-bol-i-kuhl] / ˌdaɪ əˈbɒl ɪ kəl /


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Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

She said: "We've seen the worst care homes - diabolical homes - and they're not inspected for two or three years."

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

The promise remains dazzling and deliciously diabolical enough for adherents to forget that deals with the devil always come with a hidden, inescapable price tag.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

There was a diabolical wickedness in the idea great enough for the Count, and as a last chance I cried out:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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