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fiendish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfiːndɪʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English fiend Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English fiendish From fiend + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
    • She had a fiendish smile that hinted at a cunning plan.
    • The detective was puzzled by the fiendish plot to steal the diamonds.
  2. Very difficult.
    • a fiendish crossword puzzle
    • The exam was filled with fiendish questions that made no sense.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most fiendish Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fiendish Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

fiendishness · fiendishly

Synonyms

conniving

Translations (32)

es diabólico (sinister, evil) · ro demonic (sinister, evil) · zh 恶魔似 (sinister, evil) · it diabolico (sinister, evil) · el μοχθηρός (sinister, evil) · pt diabólico (sinister, evil) · pt sinistro (sinister, evil) · pdt diewlisch (sinister, evil) · de teuflisch (sinister, evil) · hu pokoli (sinister, evil) · fi pirullinen (sinister, evil) · pl diabelski (sinister, evil) · hu ördöngös (sinister, evil) · fi paholaismainen (sinister, evil) · gl diabólico (sinister, evil) · fr diabolique (sinister, evil) · nl duivels (sinister, evil) · enm fendly (sinister, evil) · zh 惡魔似 /恶魔似 (sinister, evil) · pl szatański (sinister, evil) · it demoniaco (sinister, evil) · bg демоничен (sinister, evil) · hi भुतहा (sinister, evil) · eo diabla (sinister, evil) · ko 악마 (sinister, evil) · nl sinister (sinister, evil) · ro sinistru (sinister, evil) · ru дья́вольский (sinister, evil) · bg зъл (sinister, evil) · ro rău (sinister, evil) · hu ördögi (sinister, evil) · no djevelsk (sinister, evil)