Also means
diabolical
Usage Note
Satanique means of or relating to Satan or evil — un rituel satanique ('a satanic ritual'). It is also used hyperbolically in informal speech to mean diabolically clever or wicked — un plan satanique. The invariable form applies to both genders: un/une plan/ruse satanique.
Examples
"Ce sourire satanique me fait peur."
Natural Translation
That satanic smile scares me.

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