satanical

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He is resisting, fluttering his tiny wings, and still making an effort to fly, but the dancer is laughing with a satanical air.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

To the priest’s satanical humour the poacher answers, with a sickly smile,— “I do, Father Rogier; perfectly.”

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

The children are scolded out of superficial vanities, and their place is occupied by a satanical sort of pride—the pride of possessing correct information.

From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher

I've watched his abdominous, ominous shape Abroad in the land while the nation has slept, Marked his satanical Methods tyrannical; Rigorous, vigorous vigil I kept.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

It was bright moonlight—every obstacle in the grounds stood out with wonderful clearness—and directly beneath the window, peering up at me, were the eyes—red, lurid, satanical.

From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by O'Donnell, Elliott