Read full poem →a man does not convince Then we hear “Something wicked this way
comes” and we know where we are. Later the non-human diabolic
terms applied to Macbeth, “hellkite,” “hellhound,” confirm our sense,
Dictionary Entry
Showing wickedness typical of a devil.
In a Sentence
“a cunning and diabolic plot”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. diabolicpossession diabolicpower diabolicagency diabolicnature diabolicforces diabolic
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Poetry examples for “diabolic”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
"Their colour is a diabolic die."
Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain,
Read full poem →Or as more sapient sages say,
What time the Legion diabolic
Compell'd their beings to enshrine