sadistic

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Now I did mention that this awesome mouthful-of-cavities-waiting-to-happen is sadistic, and here's why.

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  1. Relating to sadism or to one who practises it. G. S. Hall, Adolescence, II. 112.

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  • Andrews was sadistic, and his trained bullyboys not much better. —  Hunter, Healer [Sequel to The Society] - Lilith Saintcrow
  • One of the main things that we're different on is that I'm sadistic, meaning I get pleasure from causing pain, but shes not masochistic. —  My Bottom Smarts
  • Using the rubber duckie as a sadistic, disturbing visual of his disgusting crime on the boy is unnerving to say the least. —  PegasusNews.com stories
  • Now I did mention that this awesome mouthful-of-cavities-waiting-to-happen is sadistic, and here's why. —  Branded in the 80s!
  • They made him sound like a sadistic, evil torturer.
 

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