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

And do not believe in all my satanical airs.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys

It's too evil a suspicion, too satanical, ever to be brought to light.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various

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

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