All 4 Uses of
diabolical
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- By some diabolical unseemly chance the case was brought into court.†
Chpt 5 *
- Why should he know that diabolical good and evil when it costs so much?†
Chpt 5
- Ah, he likes being always surrounded with company, and he likes to tell his companions everything, even his most diabolical and dangerous ideas; he likes to share every thought with others, and expects, for some reason, that those he confides in will meet him with perfect sympathy, enter into all his troubles and anxieties, take his part and not oppose him in anything.†
Chpt 12
- On one point they will show diabolical cunning, while another will escape them altogether.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(diabolical) evil; very bad; or cruel and clever (like something of the devil)