SINCE 1828
sadistic
adjective
sa·dis·tic
| \ sə-ˈdi-stik
also sā- or sa-\
also sā- or sa-\
Definition of sadistic
: of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
sadistic fantasies
: taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others
a leg … sawed off in sections by a sadistic surgeon — The New Yorker For my 41st birthday, an especially sadistic buddy gave me a video of me falling off my skateboard nearly 160 times.— Bret Anthony Johnston
Other Words from sadistic
sadistically
\ sə-ˈdi-sti-k(ə-)lē
also sā- or sa- \
adverb
also sā- or sa- \
adverb
… in a gangster story realism requires that the hoods kill each other off and do so sadistically.
— Robert F. Moss
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