demonic

Synonyms for demonic

adj evil

adjective. evil, fiendish

adjective. diabolical

adjective. hideous, scary

adjective. fiendish; unpleasant

adjective. damned; underworld

1660s, from Latin daemonicus, from daemon (see demon). Demonical is from late 15c.

It burns at certain times and places with a fierce and demonic glow.

But what did it matter, after all, whether he were demonic or not, and whether she loved him or hated him?

The extreme point of demonic power has always been held by the Serpent.

We are tumultuous Mirabeau, with his demonic but generous soul.

To all races there has been something devilish, or at least demonic, in the action of leaven.

It crouched motionless and blind in the mud and from its pulsing expanded throat vibrated the demonic croaking.

In general, the demonic name-giving follows the theistic, but lags behind it.

Some gods, such as the Hebrew Satan and certain Greek deities, have been degraded to the demonic class.

In Moslem countries, however, ‘Sheitan’ combines the demonic and the malignant voracities.

This is perhaps the most formidable survival of demonic superstition now existing in the world.