Demoniacal

//ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.

    "sarcastic, demoniacal laughter"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon wordnet

Synonyms

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abandonedamokanimalanthropophagousatrociousbarbaric

Example

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"Rebecca laughed in her face, with a horrid sarcastic demoniacal laughter, that almost sent the schoolmistress into fits."

Etymology

From Latin daemoniacus + -al.

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