Synonyms for demoniacally


Grammar : Adv
Spell : dih-moh-nee-ak, dee-muh-nahy-ak
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmoʊ niˌæk, ˌdi məˈnaɪ æk

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Définition of demoniacally

Origin :
  • c.1400, "possessed, insane," earlier (late 14c.) as a noun, "one who is possessed," from Late Latin daemoniacus (c.200), from Greek daimoniakos "possessed by a demon," from diamon (see demon).
  • As in brutally : adv cruelly, without remorse
Example sentences :
  • But I have always thought that you have more cause than I to be demoniacally inclined towards him.
  • Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
  • All his faith, all his hope now rest solely on the Crucified, whom he had once demoniacally hated.
  • Extract from : « Zones of the Spirit » by August Strindberg
  • Robert Cecil, though nowise to be ranked with Howard as demoniacally malevolent, had evinced no disposition to release him.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • Therefore he fought tirelessly, savagely, demoniacally, the inroads of the white man into his territory.
  • Extract from : « Arizona's Yesterday » by John H. Cady
  • Those who had believed her demoniacally possessed were refuted by these pious sayings.
  • Extract from : « The Ingoldsby Country » by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
  • The old man—indeed he seemed an old man now—cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
  • Extract from : « Lost Man's Lane » by Anna Katharine Green

Antonyms for demoniacally

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