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Obscene vs Diabolical - What's the difference?

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Obscene is a related term of diabolical.


As adjectives the difference between obscene and diabolical

is that obscene is obscene while diabolical is extremely wicked or cruel.

obscene

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt
  • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .

    diabolical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely wicked or cruel.
  • Of or concerning the devil; satanic.
  • Derived terms

    * diabolically * diabolicalness

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