demonic

adjective

de·mon·ic di-ˈmä-nik

dē-

variants or less commonly demonical

di-ˈmä-ni-kəl

dē-

Synonyms of demonic next

: of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : fiendish

demonic cruelty

demonic laughter

demonically

di-ˈmä-ni-k(ə-)lē

dē-

adverb

Examples of demonic in a Sentence

the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter

Recent Examples on the Web The guitar is demonic, thanks to being made from some cursed wood back in Mesopotamian times. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024 The software has been scrubbed of any possible demonic references, yet the messages persist. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 July 2024 The story is about a mother who goes on a dangerous journey to get her son back when a demonic children’s show host begins kidnapping children. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2024 Kubrick had his actors run through dozens of takes, including for shots in which Ms. Duvall was shown crying and running through the hotel, waving a baseball bat at her demonic husband or carrying her young son (Danny Lloyd) in her arms. —

Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for demonic

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin daemonicus, borrowed from Greek daemonikós, from daimon-, daímōn "superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans, demon" + -ikos -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of demonic was in 1662

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