satanical

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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

The means came unsought for by me, and the only thing that I had to do, was to show myself more perverted and satanical that she was herself.—And so I played the devil.

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de

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

He seemed to me only as an animal in satanical disguise; to have shot him would have given me great relief, for I fairly despaired of ever producing any good effect upon his mind.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning

It is this attitude of disdain and scorn, based upon the intellect rather than upon the soul, that I think is one of the most terrible and satanical things in life.

From The Silent Isle by Benson, Arthur Christopher