demonlike

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adjective

Resembling a demon in form or action

“A demonlike monster chased them down the tunnel.”

Similar
demonicdemonishdemonlycacodaemoniacaldaemonicaldemoniacdemoniacaldemonical
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English demon →
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Meanings

adjectivedemonlike (comparative more demonlike, superlative most demonlike)

comparative more demonlike · superlative most demonlike

  1. Resembling a demon in form or action

    A demonlike monster chased them down the tunnel.

    1 more example

    A demonlike compulsion drove him to destroy his life's work.

    Synonyms: demonic, demonish, demonly, cacodaemoniacal, daemonical, demoniac, demoniacal, demonic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a demon in form or action

Similar
demonicdemonishdemonlycacodaemoniacaldaemonicaldemoniacdemoniacaldemonicdemonicaldemonishdemonlydevilishdiabolicdiabolicalfallen angelicfiendlikesatanicsatanical
Also see
cacodaemoniacaldaemonicaldemoniacdemoniacaldemonicdemonishdemonlydevilishdiabolicdiabolicalfallen angelicfiendlikesatanicsatanical

Origin

  1. Englishdemon
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdemonlike

From demon + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

demonlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonlike

MLA

“demonlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonlike.

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