demoniacal

demoniacal
index cruel, malevolent, malicious, malignant, sinister

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  • Demoniacal — Demoniac De*mo ni*ac, Demoniacal Dem o*ni a*cal (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d[ e]moniaque. See {Demon}.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demoniacal — de|mo|ni|a|cal [ˌdi:məˈnaıəkəl] adj also de|mo|ni|ac [dıˈməuniæk US ˈmou ] formal wild, uncontrolled, and evil ▪ Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes. >demoniacally [ kli] adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • demoniacal — also de.mo.ni.ac adjective formal wild, uncontrolled, and evil: demoniacal cruelty demoniacally / kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • demoniacal — demoniac ► ADJECTIVE ▪ demonic. ► NOUN ▪ a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit. DERIVATIVES demoniacal adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • demoniacal — adjective see demoniac I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • demoniacal — adjective Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish or fiendish …   Wiktionary

  • demoniacal — Synonyms and related words: Draconian, Mephistophelian, Tartarean, abandoned, amok, animal, anthropophagous, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, beastly, bellowing, berserk, bestial, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, brutal, brutalized, brute,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • demoniacal — de·mo·ni·a·cal || ‚diːməʊ naɪəkl adj. demonic, satanic; possessed by a demon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • demoniacal — a. See demoniac …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • demoniacal — de·mo·ni·a·cal …   English syllables

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