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demonic - 3 dictionary results

de⋅mon⋅ic

[di-mon-ik]
–adjective
1. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
2. demoniac (def. 1).
Also, daemonic, de⋅mon⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1655–65; < LL daemonicus < Gk daimonikós, equiv. to daimon- demon- + -ikos -ic


de⋅mon⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb


1. frantic, frenzied, obsessed, possessed.
de·mon·ic also dae·mon·ic   (dĭ-mŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Befitting a demon; fiendish.
  2. Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired.
de·mon'i·cal·ly adv.

Demonic

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