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—fiendishly, adv. —fiendishness. n./feen"dish/, adj.diabolically cruel and wicked.[1520-30; FIEND + -ISH1]
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Fiendish — Fiend ish, a. Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish. {Fiend ish*ly}, adv. {Fiend ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiendish — index cold blooded, cruel, diabolic, harmful, malevolent, malignant, peccant (culpable), pernicious … Law dictionary
fiendish — 1520s, from FIEND (Cf. fiend) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Fiendishly; fiendishness … Etymology dictionary
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fiendish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely cruel or unpleasant. 2) extremely difficult. DERIVATIVES fiendishly adverb fiendishness noun … English terms dictionary
fiendish — [fēn′dish] adj. 1. of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel 2. extremely vexatious or difficult fiendishly adv. fiendishness n … English World dictionary
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fiendish — fiend|ish [ˈfi:ndıʃ] adj 1.) cruel and unpleasant ▪ a particularly fiendish practical joke 2.) very clever in an unpleasant way ▪ a fiendish plan 3.) extremely difficult or complicated ▪ several fiendish exam questions >fiendishly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fiendish — fiend|ish [ findıʃ ] adjective 1. ) very evil: a fiendish grin 2. ) a fiendish plan or idea is very clever but cruel 3. ) a fiendish problem or question is very difficult to solve or deal with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fiendish — adjective 1 cruel and unpleasant: Philip had a fiendish instinct for discovering other people s weak spots. 2 very clever in an unpleasant way: a fiendish plan to take over the company 3 extremely difficult or unpleasant: He set us some fiendish… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
