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demoniac

[ dih-moh-nee-ak, dee-muh-nahy-ak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic:
demoniac laughter.
Antonyms: angelic
possessed by or as by an evil spirit; raging; frantic.

demoniac

/ dɪˈməʊnɪˌæk /

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin daemoniacus < Greek daimoniakós, equivalent to daimóni ( os ) pertaining to a daemon + -akos -ac

At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.

Others came with demoniac yells, climbing upon the limbers and shooting horses.

When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat.

In his “Convulsionaries of Tangier” he has depicted with wild, demoniac energy the religious frenzy of a Turkish sect.

But the arrival of the dark rider brought the demoniac singing to an end.

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