Meanings
adjectiveSadean (comparative more Sadean, superlative most Sadean)
comparative more Sadean · superlative most Sadean
- Of or pertaining to the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French novelist, or his writings, particularly sadomasochistic erotica.
Story of O does not belong in a bookstore which seeks to call itself "feminist." […] We don't need infiltration of "examples" into our cultural outlets, nor has this sadean junk ever been used by a CR group that I know of.
1980 April 12, M. Womongold, “WAVAW”, in Gay Community News, page 4
Origin
From French Sade + English -an.
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APA
Sadean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadean
MLA
“Sadean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sadean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sadean.
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