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Meaning of FIENDISH

Pronunciation:  'feendish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
 
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 Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, evil, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy, wicked
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fiend"ish\, a.
Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal;
malignant; devilish; hellish. -- {Fiend"ish*ly}, adv. --
{Fiend"ish*ness}, n.
 
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