All 3 Uses of
sadist
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- It's a school for sadists with good tea-serving skills.†
Chpt 7sadists = people who obtain pleasure from inflicting pain on others
- Didn't you have any sadistic nannies who told you these tales to keep you quiet and well behaved at night?†
Chpt 12sadistic = related to obtaining pleasure from inflicting pain on others
- Mademoiselle LeFarge has a particularly sadistic smile on her face when we arrive.†
Chpt 28 *
Definition:
someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others