Both Uses of
diabolical
in
Great Expectations
- Never mind me, Mum, returned that diabolical cornchandler.†
Chpt 13 *
- As I stood idle by Mr. Jaggers's fire, its rising and falling flame made the two casts on the shelf look as if they were playing a diabolical game at bo-peep with me; while the pair of coarse, fat office candles that dimly lighted Mr. Jaggers as he wrote in a corner were decorated with dirty winding-sheets, as if in remembrance of a host of hanged clients.†
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(diabolical) evil; very bad; or cruel and clever (like something of the devil)