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demoniacal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
demoniacal
adjective
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▪ Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes.
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Demoniacal

Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d['e]moniaque. See Demon.]

  1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.

    Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter.
    --Thackeray.

  2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. ``Demoniac frenzy.''
    --Milton.

  3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy.

  4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.

    Syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate).

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demoniacal

a. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish or fiendish. alt. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish or fiendish.

WordNet
demoniacal

  1. adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(p)]

  2. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit" [syn: demoniac]

Usage examples of "demoniacal".

As soon as the prescribed forms were gone through, Nito entered with one of the people, who, while under the demoniacal influence, foretold future events.

The workers brought their families, riding out on the carts and in dilapidated old vans and on an army of bicycles, and their children danced wild demoniacal dances in the light of the flames.