fiendlike
- a word derived from fiend.
Example Sentences
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Greeted with rapturous reviews when it debuted at the Manchester International Festival, this production features Mr. Branagh as the murderous thane and Alex Kingston as his fiendlike queen.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2014
Both visually and vocally, Verrett conveyed little of Shakespeare's "fiendlike queen."
From Time Magazine Archive
Traveling was slow, and the dogs became demons; at one time, sullen and stubborn; then wildly excited and savage; and in our handling of them I fear we became fiendlike ourselves.
From A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Washington, Booker T.
Some sorcerer, some witch-man, no doubt: it looked fiendlike enough.
From Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph
The perfect repose of the night had been instantly followed by fiendlike uproar and peril, and as instantly succeeded by perfect silence and solitude.
From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
