fiendish
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or like a fiend
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diabolically wicked or cruel
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informal extremely difficult or unpleasant
a fiendish problem
Other Word Forms
- fiendishly adverb
- fiendishness noun
Etymology
Origin of fiendish
Example Sentences
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To make up for it, he pulled out a completely different jumping pass on the fly, starting with a different quad—-and then landed another fiendish combination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
That is good news for Inter who have a fiendish run of fixtures to close their league phase campaign, including clashes at the San Siro with Liverpool and Premier League leaders Arsenal.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
From the celebration of the deceased known as Día de los Muertos, to the foreboding thrills and life lessons underpinning Latin America’s fiendish folklore, spooky things are as revered as they are feared.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
The Sidemen act as hosts and executive producers, putting their inmates through fiendish challenges that can see the £1m prize pot reduced.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
Then, as the four badly shaken Egyptians turned loose of each other and tried to regain their dignity, the monster and the box-man leaned on each other and choked with fiendish laughter.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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