demonic

de·mon·ic

adj \di-ˈmä-nik, dē-\

Definition of DEMONIC

: of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : fiendish <demonic cruelty> <demonic laughter>

— de·mon·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of DEMONIC

de·mon·ic also de·mon·i·cal \-ni-kəl\

Examples of DEMONIC

1. <the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter>

First Known Use of DEMONIC

1662

Related to DEMONIC

Synonyms: cacodemonic, demoniac (also demoniacal), demonian, fiendish (also demonical), devilish, diabolical (or diabolic), Luciferian, satanic

Antonyms: angelic (or angelical)

Related Words: hellish, infernal; baleful, evil, sinister; malevolent, malicious, malignant; heinous, monstrous; black, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked; barbarous, cruel, ferocious, inhuman, savage

Near Antonyms: celestial, heavenly; beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant; godly, holy, sainted, saintly; ethical, good, moral, righteous, virtuous

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Rhymes with DEMONIC

Aaronic, atonic, benthonic, bionic, boronic, Brittonic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, colonic, cyclonic, daimonic, draconic, dystonic, euphonic, hadronic, harmonic, hedonic, hydronic, iconic, ionic, Ionic, laconic, Masonic, mnemonic, moronic, neutronic, photonic, phytonic, planktonic, platonic, plutonic, pneumonic, pythonic, sardonic, sermonic, Slavonic, subsonic, symphonic, synchronic, tectonic, Teutonic, transonic