diabolically
In evil fashion
Diabolically means in a devilish or fiendish manner.
It can describe genuinely evil behavior: The plan was diabolically cruel.
More often it serves as an intensifier suggesting extreme difficulty or cleverness: a diabolically hard puzzle, diabolically clever plotting.
The word carries theatrical overtones, evoking villains who scheme with wicked ingenuity.
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- wickedlyIn an evil manner
- fiendishlyIn an evil manner
- satanicallyIn an infernal manner
demonically · infernally · villainously · nefariously · heinously · monstrously · viciously · cruelly
To an intense degree
- impossiblyBeyond what's achievable
- fiendishlyIn an evil manner
- maddeninglyCausing extreme frustration
- frustratinglyIn an exasperating way
infuriatingly · excruciatingly · torturously · punishingly · brutally · wickedly · hellishly · nightmarishly
With mental sharpness
- ingeniouslyWith inventive skill
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
- craftilyIn a scheming manner
- cunninglyWith sly cleverness
scheming · calculatingly · manipulatively · plotting · masterfully · brilliantly · fiendishly · deceptively
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- wickedlyIn an evil manner
- fiendishlyIn an evil manner
satanically · demonically · infernally · villainously · nefariously · heinously · monstrously · viciously · cruelly · sadistically
extremely
To an intense degree
- impossiblyBeyond what's achievable
- fiendishlyIn an evil manner
- maddeninglyCausing extreme frustration
frustratingly · infuriatingly · excruciatingly · torturously · punishingly · brutally · wickedly · hellishly · nightmarishly · agonizingly
cleverly
With mental sharpness
- ingeniouslyWith inventive skill
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
- craftilyIn a scheming manner
cunningly · scheming · calculatingly · manipulatively · plotting · masterfully · brilliantly · fiendishly · deceptively · shrewdly
diabolicallyangelically
In saintly manner
saintly · virtuously · righteously · divinely · heavenly
diabolicallykindly
Warmly, with goodwill
benevolently · compassionately · mercifully · gently · tenderly
- diabolical pactAgreement with evil forces
- diabolical choiceCruelly impossible decision