Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a cacodemon.
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- adjective
Demonic . - adjective By extension of a person : evilly .
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- adjective of or relating to evil spirits
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaimōn, "ill-starred"), from κακός (kakos, "bad") + δαίμων (daimōn, "genius, divinity").
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Examples
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The old woman's cacodemonic laughter broke out again.
The Mummy Case Peters, Elizabeth 1985
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