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sadistic
[suh-dis-tik, sey-, sa-]
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty.
a sadistic psychopath.
Other 51Թ Forms
- sadistically adverb
- nonsadistic adjective
- nonsadistically adverb
- unsadistic adjective
- unsadistically adverb
Example Sentences
But they get a taste of the sadistic fantasy by rooting for the villains.
More than 50 years later nobody has ever been charged with a murder that police described at the time as a "vicious and cruel murder, with sadistic overtones".
“Huck Finn” was the apotheosis of Twain’s gift for truth-telling, as he exposed the sadistic oppression of Black people and made the slave Jim the hero.
A rash of brutal pet murders raises fears that a sadistic maniac is on the loose.
On Monday, Donald Trump's administration arrested Mahdawi after sadistically luring him to an immigration office by implying his citizenship application process was complete.
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When To Use
Sadistic means extremely cruel or enjoying the pain of others.More specifically, sadistic can be used in the context of psychology in relation to the condition of sadism, in which a person gets sexual pleasure from other people’s pain. Sadistic can be used to describe a person or an action.Example: The dictator was known for being sadistic and merciless, enjoying the pain of the people he suppressed.
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