diabolical
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Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Later, John and Paul attempt diabolical accents while relating the story of Count Balder and Felpin Mansions, “the eccentric son of Baron Landsberg, the inventor of the rack,” including a variety of sound effects.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
The student said the incident had had "a diabolical impact" on her.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
It’s less stupid, for starters, and more diabolical.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
There was something diabolical about the mahout, and every time I looked up I found him grinning at me in an attitude of cheerful malice.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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