(adj) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell, Syn. unholy, satanic, infernal, hellish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, Example: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
[八卦阵 / 八卦陣, bā guà zhènㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄣˋ] lit. battle plan based on the eight trigrams (in legend); fig. a clever plan; a fiendishly complicated predicament#84018