diabolics

[Jonathan Lighter]

'Diabolical or intentionally injurious qualities or nature':

2006
http://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Love-War-James-Hillman/product-reviews/0143034928/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addFiveStar&showViewpoints=0
 : In typical concise yet elegant fashion implies that Moore's quick
guerilla grabs, snappy editing, and sniper's asides are of the same cast,
if not having the diabolics, of his heinious targets.

Note "heinious."

JL

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