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satanic

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sa·tan·ic  (s-tnk, s-) or sa·tan·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil.
2. Profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish.
sa·tani·cal·ly adv.
satanic [səˈtænɪk] now rarely, satanical
adj
1. of or relating to Satan
2. supremely evil or wicked; diabolic
satanically  adv
satanicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.satanicsatanic - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
fiendish, demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, unholy
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
2.Satanic - of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"
satanic
Translations
satanic [səˈtænɪk] ADJ → satánico
satanic [səˈtænɪk] adj
(= satanist) [rite, ritual, cult] → satanique
(= evil) [act, killer] → d'une cruauté démoniaque
satanic
adj
→ satanisch; satanic abuse → ritueller Missbrauch
(fig) → teuflisch
satanic [səˈtænɪk] adj → satanico/a
satanic [səˈtænɪk] adj → satanico/a


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His great ability as a phonetician (he was, I think, the best of them all at his job) would have entitled him to high official recognition, and perhaps enabled him to popularize his subject, but for his Satanic contempt for all academic dignitaries and persons in general who thought more of Greek than of phonetics.
Pygmalion by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
It seemed to her that there was something almost satanic in the smile which alone disturbed the serenity of his face.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
His satanic eyes were the same, his hair was worse tangled, but his clothes had been made by a tailor.
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