fiendish

English

Etymology

From fiend +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːndɪʃ/

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Adjective

fiendish (comparative more fiendish, superlative most fiendish)

1. Sinister; evil; like a fiend.

   Synonym: conniving

   The detective was puzzled by the fiendish plot to steal the diamonds.

   She had a fiendish smile that hinted at a cunning plan.

2. Very difficult.

   The exam was filled with fiendish questions that made no sense.

   a fiendish crossword puzzle

Derived terms

• fiendishly
• fiendishness

Translations

sinister, evil

Bulgarian: зъл (bg) (zǎl), демоничен (bg) (demoničen) Chinese: 惡魔似 / 恶魔似, 恶魔似 Dutch: duivels (nl), sinister (nl) Esperanto: diabla Finnish: pirullinen (fi), paholaismainen French: diabolique (fr) Galician: diabólico (gl) German: teuflisch (de) Greek: μοχθηρός (el) (mochthirós) Hindi: भुतहा (bhuthā) Hungarian: ördögi (hu), pokoli (hu), ördöngös (hu) Italian: diabolico (it), demoniaco (it) Korean: 악마 (ko) (angma) Middle English: fendly Norwegian: djevelsk Plautdietsch: diewlisch Polish: diabelski (pl), szatański (pl) Portuguese: sinistro (pt), diabólico (pt) Romanian: sinistru (ro), rău (ro), demonic (ro) Russian: дья́вольский (ru) (dʹjávolʹskij) Spanish: diabólico (es)

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