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Definition
evil; very bad; or cruel and clever (like something of the devil)
- "The original hound was material enough to tug a man's throat out, and yet he was diabolical as well."Chapter 3 — The Problem (29% in)
- In your opinion there is a diabolical agency which makes Dartmoor an unsafe abode for a Baskerville—that is your opinion?Chapter 3 — The Problem (45% in)
- The use of artificial means to make the creature diabolical was a flash of genius upon his part.Chapter 15 — A Retrospection (26% in)
There are no more uses of "diabolical" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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