Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "demonies" is "op 'n manier wat kenmerkend is van of lyk soos 'n demoon of demone; duiwels of duiwels". Dit is 'n bywoordvorm van die woord "demonies", wat verwys na 'n persoon wat deur 'n demoon besete is of op 'n demoniese of duiwelse manier optree.
1. Sometimes I heard the foxes as they ranged over the snow crust, in moonlight nights, in search of a partridge or other game, barking raggedly and demoniacally like forest dogs, as if laboring with some anxiety, or seeking expression, struggling for light and to be dogs outright and run freely in the streets for if we take the ages into our account, may there not be a civilization going on among brutes as well as men?