demonical

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Bent on claiming Tom’s soul, Shadow offers to show him the ways of the world in London, and Mr. Burdette, singing with earthy power and flair, was slyly demonical.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2011

There is only one word for such a man," thundered one critic, ". . . that word is demonical.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then with a demonical yell, Marcel sprang from his ambush.

From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.

Into the dark chapters relating to demonical possession and to witchcraft we cannot here enter.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William

Once she heard a curse, and once a demonical laugh, and once, thrilling her through and through, spurring her to wilder efforts, a dreadful sound that was like the cry of a stricken animal.

From The Knave of Diamonds by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)