demoniacally
- adverb
- /dɪˈmoʊniˌækli/
- Archaic
:
demoníacamente
- The child laughed demoniacally as he ran through the haunted house, startling everyone around him.
Examples
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As the thunderstorm raged on, the wind howled demoniacally, making the night feel more frightening.
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Mudcatt was grinning demoniacally.
Fiction book (1999) -
She danced demoniacally, her movements wild and chaotic, drawing everyone’s attention at the party.
Synonyms
8
7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
4
7.4
To do something with great energy and effort
2
7.2
With very high energy and little control
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
1
8.9
In a wild way as if not thinking clearly
1
8.2
In a way that seems evil, wild, and frightening
In a wild, panicked way
With very strong, uncontrolled energy and effort
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
Antonyms
How Frenzied
- Archaic
59
4.4
104
2.9
7
3.7
19
4.2
110
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word demoniacally comes from demon, a word from old Greek for 'spirit' that later came to mean an 'evil spirit'. So to act demoniacally is to behave as if 'possessed' by that spirit, which is why the word describes very wild, frenzied, or violent behavior.