sadistic

sa·dis·tic

[suh-dis-tik, sey-, sa-]
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.

Origin:
sad(ism) + -istic

sa·dis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·sa·dis·tic, adjective
non·sa·dis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·sa·dis·tic, adjective
un·sa·dis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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sadism (ˈseɪdɪzəm, ˈsæ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
See also algolagnia Compare masochism the gaining of pleasure or sexual gratification from the infliction of pain and mental suffering on another person
 
[C19: from French, named after the Marquis de Sade]
 
'sadist
 
n
 
sadistic
 
adj
 
sa'distically
 
adv

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Sadistic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

sadistic
1892, after Ger. sadistisch; see sadism. Related: Sadistically.
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