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sadic

sadic adjective: sadistic.

Adjective

sadic (comparative more sadic, superlative most sadic)

  1. Sadistic.
    • Nothing but the infernal cruelty of their interview of the morning could have forced him to make a proposal of illicit intercourse to a young lady to whom hitherto he had spoken not even one word of affection. It was an effect of a Sadic kind.1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 349

Forms of sadic

comparativemore sadic
superlativemost sadic
alternative formSadic

Origin of sadic

From the Marquis de Sade + -ic, probably after French sadique.

Questions about sadic

What does sadic mean?
Sadic means sadistic.
What part of speech is sadic?
Sadic is an adjective.

Words near sadic in the dictionary

  1. sadhus
  2. sadi
  3. Sadia
  4. Sadian
  5. Sadians
  6. sadic
  7. sadiddy
  8. Sadie
  9. Sadie Hawkins dance
  10. Sadie Hawkins dances
  11. Sadie Hawkins Day

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