sadistic
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Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
He self-referentially calls himself “that sadistic letter-abuser, Douglas R. Hofstadter,” and there is indeed a lot of vigorous torquing of serifs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
IndieWire's David Ehrlich described the original footage as "so hypnotically sadistic" that the newer material struggles to compete with it.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2024
McGuire, who executed a trial run of this concept with a 2014 short film, knows exactly what he’s doing, scene after scene, especially when it comes to the deliciously sadistic grammar of suspense.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Because I outsmarted his sadistic Hunger Games, made the Capitol look foolish, and consequently undermined his control.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing sadistic
The Catcher in the Rye
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The Book Thief
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Nine
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