səˈtanik, (ˈ)sā|t-, -nēk adjective
Etymology: Late Greek satanikos, from Greek Satan, Satanas Satan + -ikos -ic
1. sometimes capitalized
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or his minions
in secular history satanic interference is more conspicuous than divine guidance — E.E.Aubrey
satanic pride in the powerful negation of God — E.J.Simmons
b. : resembling Satan in appearance : mephistophelian , saturnine
a pointed satanic face
herds of satanic black goats — Mollie Panter-Downes
c. : derisive
the sound of faint satanic mirth — Gordden Link
2.
a. : characterized by extreme cruelty or viciousness : diabolical , fiendish
not only the ape and the tiger, but what is far worse — perverted and satanic man — Walter Moberly
b. : of a hideous or forbidding aspect : ghoulish , infernal
the black satanic landscapes of the Midlands — H.C.Darby
mills which are dark and satanic with the glare and smoke of the furnaces — Sam Pollock
c. : of an excruciating nature : hellish
battle against … satanic conditions of climate — J.S.Bradford
3. : of a repellent or demented nature : awful , demoniac
hoped that his other hat … would be smaller and paler than the satanic thing he had always worn pulled down over his eyes — Elinor Wylie
irreverent, slightly satanic , and resolutely bawdy — C.J.Rolo
4. : of, relating to, or constituting a group of 19th century writers castigated as immoral by their more pious contemporaries
a satanic spirit of pride and audacious impiety — Robert Southey