单词 | demonically |
释义 | demonicallyadv. In the manner of a demon, esp. fiendishly, malevolently; (in extended use) in a wild or frenzied manner; with superhuman energy. Also: by a demon. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] > diabolically or fiendishly devillyOE serpentinously1502 devilishly1528 satanically1590 diabolicallya1600 serpent-like1608 diabolicly1683 demonically1834 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > with excessive vigour demonically1895 hectically1908 1834 J. F. Russell in E. W. Brayley Graphic & Hist. Illustrator 361/2 The saint..took up a pair of iron tongs burning hot, and applied them to the tempter's nose, who cried and roared demonically loud for the best part of the night. 1895 Canad. Mag. Oct. 573/1 He was a man demonically clever, heroically dashing, pugnaciously quarrelsome and deliberately unscrupulous. 1926 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want v. 124 He danced divinely. Perhaps it were more accurate to say demonically. 1962 I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxviii. 270 Keeping pace demonically with her love for Felix. 1987 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 46 51/1 Zombies, werewolves, demonically possessed children. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Dec. 28/3 [They] can be heard chortling demonically about the grand charade they are about to perpetrate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1834 |
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