vampire
noun
a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
vampirish
-
a word derived from
vampire.
Example Sentences
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"By Chance" pairs vampirish keys with a trap beat, which lets Swae and Jxmmi trade their manic flows for a blasé conversational cadence.
From The Verge ● Aug. 15, 2016
It is, perhaps, a vampirish way to work, except that he seems to leave his collaborators more alive than he found them.
From The New Yorker ● May 9, 2016
With a rakish smile, he jumped into “Love is the Drug,” giving the “r” in the final “drug” a vampirish roll.
From Chicago Tribune ● Oct. 12, 2011
Mr. Jonigkeit, with his vampirish good looks and dark spiky hair, could almost be auditioning for the next “Twilight” movie.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2010
If a man chooses low ideals, vampirish influences will swarm around him ready to help him in his nefarious designs.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller
