sadistic

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

Origin of sadistic

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Other words from sadistic

  • 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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How to use sadistic in a sentence

  • Turgenev found in his work something sadistic, because of the intensity with which he dwells on cruelty and pain.

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