Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: satanic
IPA transcription: [sət'ænɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy
    Meaning: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
Usage examples
  • Or, are the priests on such friendly terms with his satanic majesty that they lend him their keys?
  • His satanic eyes were the same, his hair was worse tangled, but his clothes had been made by a tailor.
  • What was worse, either by magic, by Satanic agency, or by sleight of hand, they managed to empty people's purses whilst talking to them....
  • A kind of dark pallor lent him a ghostly appearance in the uncertain light, an effect heightened by the satanic darkness of his lowering brows.
  • I've worked as His Satanic Majesty undoubtedly does when he receives word that a fresh batch of Mormons has hit the trail for the good-intentions pavement.