fiendful en · ADJ
Etymology
From fiend + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of fiendish arts or spirit.
Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]
1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Marl[owe], The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. […], London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Thomas Bushell, published 1604, →OCLC, signature [F3], recto:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fiendful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fiendful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |