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sa⋅tan⋅ic

[suh-tan-ik, sey-]
–adjective
1. of Satan.
2. characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical.
Also, sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1660–70; < MGk satanikós. See Satan, -ic


sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun


2. evil, devilish, hellish, fiendish, infernal.
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sa·tan·ic   (sə-tān'ĭk, sā-)   
adj.  
  1. Relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil.

  2. Profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish.

sa·tan'i·cal·ly adv.
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