demonic

demonic
demonically, adv.
/di mon"ik/, adj.
1. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
2. demoniac (def. 1).
Also, daemonic, demonical.
[1655-65; < LL daemonicus < Gk daimonikós, equiv. to daimon- DEMON- + -ikos -IC]
Syn. 1. frantic, frenzied, obsessed, possessed.

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