demonial

English

Adjective

demonial (comparative more demonial, superlative most demonial)

1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to a demon.
   • 1678, R[alph] Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […] Richard Royston, […], →OCLC:

     no man, who acknowledges demonial things, can deny demons

References

• “demonial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Limonade, Mendiola, melanoid, menadiol

Spanish

Etymology

From demonio (“demon”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demoˈnjal/ [d̪e.moˈnjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧mo‧nial

Adjective

demonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural demoniales)

1. diabolic; devilish

   Synonyms: demoníaco, diabólico

Noun

demonial f (plural demoniales)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) shedload; bucketful

   Synonym: montón

Further reading

• “demonial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “demonial” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010