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sadomasochistic

/ˌseɪdəʊmæsəˈkɪstɪk/

sadomasochistic adjective: of, or relating to, sadomasochism or sadomasochists.

Adjective

sadomasochistic (comparative more sadomasochistic, superlative most sadomasochistic)

  1. Of, or relating to, sadomasochism or sadomasochists.
    • But does Don Quixote altogether believe in the reality of his own vision? Evidently he does not, particularly when he (and Sancho) is surrendered by Cervantes to the sadomasochistic practical jokes—indeed, the vicious and humiliating cruelties—that afflict the Knight and squire in Part II.Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, introduction written in 2003, Harold Bloom, book by Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Introduction for Don Quixote...

Forms of sadomasochistic

comparativemore sadomasochistic
superlativemost sadomasochistic

Origin of sadomasochistic

From sadomasochist + -ic.

Words formed from sadomasochistic

Questions about sadomasochistic

What does sadomasochistic mean?
Sadomasochistic means of, or relating to, sadomasochism or sadomasochists.
What part of speech is sadomasochistic?
Sadomasochistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sadomasochistic?
Sadomasochistic is pronounced /ˌseɪdəʊmæsəˈkɪstɪk/ (US).

Words near sadomasochistic in the dictionary

  1. sado-masochism
  2. Sadokpam
  3. sadomasochism
  4. sadomasochisms
  5. sadomasochist
  6. sadomasochistic
  7. sadomasochistically
  8. sadomasochists
  9. sadoparanoiac
  10. sadopopulism
  11. sadopopulist

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