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Definition of sadistically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sadistically

adverb

/səˈdɪstɪkli/

/səˈdɪstɪkli/

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in a way that takes pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, in hurting other people

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