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adjective
- 1. extremely cruel or unpleasant: "fiendish methods of torture" Similar
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The meaning of FIENDISH is perversely diabolical. How to use fiendish in a sentence. perversely diabolical; extremely cruel or wicked; excessively bad, unpleasant, or difficult…
adjective. uk / ˈfiːn.dɪʃ / us / ˈfiːn.dɪʃ /. Add to word list. literary. evil and cruel: a fiendish attack. clever and difficult, sometimes in a bad way: a fiendish crossword. a fiendish plot.
FIENDISH meaning: 1. evil and cruel: 2. clever and difficult, sometimes in a bad way: 3. very great: . Learn more.
fiendish. A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative. ...a fiendish plot. This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation. A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging. A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle.
fiend·ish. (fēn′dĭsh) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a fiend; diabolical. 2. Extremely wicked or cruel. 3. Extremely bad, disagreeable, or difficult: a fiendish blizzard; a fiendish problem.
To be fiendish is to be cruel or evil. You might choose not to watch horror films — or soap operas — if you're not a fan of seeing people do fiendish things to each other. Fiendish behavior is terrible and vicious, and fiendish people behave without kindness or conscience.
1. : very evil or cruel. a fiendish murderer. He takes a fiendish delight in hurting people. a fiendish contraption. a fiendish [= diabolical] plot to destroy the world. 2. : extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult. fiendish weather.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective fiendish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
(informal) extremely clever and complicated, often in an unpleasant way. a puzzle of fiendish complexity. a fiendish plan. (informal) extremely difficult. a fiendish problem. See fiendish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: fiendish. Definition of fiendish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definitions of 'fiendish'. 1. A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative. [informal] [...] 2. A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging. [informal] [...] 3. A fiendish person enjoys being cruel.
