fiendish

[ feen-dish ]
/ ˈfin dɪʃ /
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adjective

diabolically cruel and wicked.

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Origin of fiendish

First recorded in 1520–30; fiend + -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM fiendish

fiend·ish·ly, adverbfiend·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby fiendish

fields, w. c., fieldsman, fieldstone, fieldwork, fiend, fiendish, fiennes, fier, fierce, fieri facias, fierstein
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Words related to fiendish

nefarious, brutish, atrocious, beastly, cruel, demonic, devilish, diabolic, evil, hellish, inhuman, malicious, sadistic, satanic, savage, vicious, wicked, demonical

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British Dictionary definitions for fiendish

fiendish
/ (ˈfiːndɪʃ) /

adjective

of or like a fiend
diabolically wicked or cruel
informal extremely difficult or unpleasanta fiendish problem

Derived forms of fiendish

fiendishly, adverbfiendishness, noun
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