demoniacal

C2 Topic:Religion & Belief
US /ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl/ UK /ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl/
adj Freq #189892

Meanings

  1. 1
    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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Synonyms
1 adj · resembling, caused by, or... demonicfiendishdevilish
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Word family
Derived forms demoniacally
Related forms demondemonic

Etymology

From Late Latin daemoniacus ("possessed by a demon") + English -al. It is an expanded form of demoniac and is now chiefly literary.

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