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"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
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"Of or concerning the devil; satanic."
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"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
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"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
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"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
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"Extremely wicked or cruel."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "diabòlic"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "pirullinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "saatanallinen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "diabolico"
},
{
"alt": "あくまてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akuma teki na",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "悪魔的な"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "velnišķs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "velnišķīgs"
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{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "diewlisch"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dʹjavolʹskij",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "дьявольский"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "diabólico"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Of, or concerning the devil; satanic",
"word": "şeytani"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "diabòlic"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "paholaismainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "pirullinen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "diabolico"
},
{
"alt": "ざんこくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zankoku na",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "残酷な"
},
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"alt": "じゃあくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jaaku na",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "邪悪な"
},
{
"alt": "あくしつな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akushitsu na",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "悪質な"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zverskij",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "зверский"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ádskij",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "а́дский"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Extremely wicked or cruel",
"word": "diabólico"
}
],
"word": "diabolical"
}
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