Demonic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demonic \De*mo"nic\, a. [L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s.]
     Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac. "Demonic
     ambushes." --Lowell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  demonic
       adj : 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" [syn: {diabolic},
              {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic},
              {unholy}]