na-adjective
Describes a person, behavior, or attitude that derives pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others. Often used in psychological or descriptive contexts.
彼の加虐的な性格が周囲を傷つけた。
His sadistic personality hurt those around him.
その映画には加虐的なシーンが多く含まれている。
The movie contains many sadistic scenes.
Focuses more on abusive or cruel treatment, while 加虐的 emphasizes the pleasure derived from such acts.
Formed from 加虐 (kagyaku, 'inflicting pain') + 的 (-teki, '-like'). The term is a kanji-based equivalent of the loanword サディスティック (sadisutikku).