adj
Freq #189892
Meanings
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adj
resembling, caused by, or characteristic of a demon; wildly evil or frenzied
A demoniacal laugh echoed through the abandoned house.
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Derived forms
demoniacally
Etymology
From Late Latin daemoniacus ("possessed by a demon") + English -al. It is an expanded form of demoniac and is now chiefly literary.