fiendly

English

Etymology

From Middle English fendly, feendly (“hostile, devilish”), from Old English fēondliċ (“hostile”), corresponding to fiend +‎ -ly. Cognate with Dutch vijandelijk (“hostile”), German feindlich (“hostile”), Danish fjendtlig (“hostile”), Swedish fiendtlig, fientlig (“hostile”).

Adjective

fiendly (comparative more fiendly, superlative most fiendly)

1. (obsolete) Hostile.
2. (now rare) Like a fiend; devilish.

Derived terms

• fiendliness

Anagrams

• Findley