diabolical


diabolical (http://definr.com/diabolical)

     adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a
            devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
            diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
            expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in
            his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, mephistophelian,
             mephistophelean]
     2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
        hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be
        cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical
        sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish
        despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war";
        "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic,
         fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]