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(fiːndɪʃ)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative.

[informal]

...a fiendish plot.

fiendishly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective]

This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation.

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging.

[informal]

A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle.

...the fiendish difficulty of the questions.

fiendishly adverb [ADVERB adjective]

America's trade laws are fiendishly complex.

3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A fiendish person enjoys being cruel.

This was a fiendish act of wickedness.

Synonyms: wicked, cruel, savage, monstrous More Synonyms of fiendish

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fiendish in British English

(ˈfiːndɪʃ)

adjective

of or like a fiend

diabolically wicked or cruel

3. informal

extremely difficult or unpleasant

a fiendish problem

Derived forms

fiendishly (ˈfiendishly)

adverb

fiendishness (ˈfiendishness)

noun

fiendish in American English

(ˈfindɪʃ)

adjective

of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel

extremely vexatious or difficult

Derived forms

fiendishly (ˈfiendishly)

adverb

fiendishness (ˈfiendishness)

noun

Examples of 'fiendish' in a sentence
fiendish

Can you work out the answers to these fiendish riddles and puzzles?The rest remain to be mined by solving the fiendish puzzles that guard them.No one talked about the fiendish plot twists after that episode.Beneath the cartoon graphics lurks a series of puzzles so fiendish and ingenious that only a twisted mastermind could think of them.Their task was to complete 40 fiendishly fiendish puzzles against the clock and against each other.So, we came up with a fiendish plan. Difficulty is frequently fiendish, while problems that are merely hard are not.Back in the Nineties they gripped a generation of gamers with their fiendish puzzles and cutting edge humour.They hatch their fiendish plots in shiny new science buildings in schools, and you know they are around when the food tastes disgusting.Perhaps they have come up with a fiendish plan to wipe Black Caviar off the menu.

1 (adjective) in the sense of clever

a fiendish plan

Synonyms

clever

It's a very clever idea.

brilliant

She had a brilliant mind.

imaginative

hundreds of cooking ideas and imaginative recipes

shrewd

She's a shrewd businesswoman.

a shrewd guess

cunning

I came up with a cunning plan.

ingenious

a truly ingenious invention

2 (adjective) in the sense of difficult

(informal)

It is a fiendish question without an easy answer.

Synonyms

difficult

It was a very difficult decision to make.

involved

The operation can be quite involved, requiring special procedures.

complex

in-depth coverage of today's complex issues

puzzling

His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.

baffling

I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.

intricate

intricate patterns and motifs

thorny

the thorny issue of immigration policy

knotty

The new management team faces some knotty problems.

3 (adjective) in the sense of wicked

a fiendish act of wickedness

Synonyms

wicked

She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.

cruel

They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.

the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors

savage

This was a savage and needless attack.

monstrous

A monstrous crime has been committed.

malicious

satanic

The crimes were described as `satanic' by the newspapers.

malignant

unspeakable

atrocious

The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.

inhuman

The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.

diabolical

sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment

implacable

malevolent

hellish (informal)

He was held for three years in hellish conditions.

devilish

devilish instruments of torture

infernal (informal)

The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore.

accursed

ungodly

black-hearted

demoniac

Additional synonyms

in the sense of atrocious

Definition

extremely cruel or wicked

The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.

Synonyms

cruel,

savage,

brutal,

vicious,

ruthless,

infamous,

monstrous,

wicked,

barbaric,

inhuman,

diabolical,

heinous,

flagrant,

infernal,

fiendish,

villainous,

nefarious,

horrifying,

grievous

in the sense of baffling

I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.

Synonyms

puzzling,

strange,

confusing,

weird,

mysterious,

unclear,

bewildering,

elusive,

enigmatic,

perplexing,

incomprehensible,

mystifying,

inexplicable,

unaccountable,

unfathomable

in the sense of brilliant

Definition

of outstanding intelligence or intellect

She had a brilliant mind.

Synonyms

intelligent,

sharp,

intellectual,

alert,

clever,

quick,

acute,

profound,

rational,

penetrating,

discerning,

inventive,

astute,

brainy (informal),

perspicacious (formal),

quick-witted

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释义	Trends of fiendish View usage for: fiendish (fiːndɪʃ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative. [informal] ...a fiendish plot. fiendishly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging. [informal] A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle. ...the fiendish difficulty of the questions. fiendishly adverb [ADVERB adjective] America's trade laws are fiendishly complex. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A fiendish person enjoys being cruel. This was a fiendish act of wickedness. Synonyms: wicked, cruel, savage, monstrous More Synonyms of fiendish More Synonyms of fiendish fiendish in British English (ˈfiːndɪʃ) adjective 1. of or like a fiend 2. diabolically wicked or cruel 3. informal extremely difficult or unpleasant a fiendish problem Derived forms fiendishly (ˈfiendishly) adverb fiendishness (ˈfiendishness) noun fiendish in American English (ˈfindɪʃ) adjective 1. of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel 2. extremely vexatious or difficult Derived forms fiendishly (ˈfiendishly) adverb fiendishness (ˈfiendishness) noun Examples of 'fiendish' in a sentence fiendish Can you work out the answers to these fiendish riddles and puzzles? The Sun (2016) The rest remain to be mined by solving the fiendish puzzles that guard them. Times, Sunday Times (2013) No one talked about the fiendish plot twists after that episode. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Beneath the cartoon graphics lurks a series of puzzles so fiendish and ingenious that only a twisted mastermind could think of them. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Their task was to complete 40 fiendishly fiendish puzzles against the clock and against each other. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So, we came up with a fiendish plan. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Difficulty is frequently fiendish, while problems that are merely hard are not. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) Back in the Nineties they gripped a generation of gamers with their fiendish puzzles and cutting edge humour. The Sun (2009) They hatch their fiendish plots in shiny new science buildings in schools, and you know they are around when the food tastes disgusting. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Perhaps they have come up with a fiendish plan to wipe Black Caviar off the menu. The Sun (2012) He is a fan of Su Doku and rattles through the difficult and fiendish puzzles at a fair speed. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It is the key to not having to write in lots of different possibilities and usually unlocks all but the most fiendish Su Doku puzzle. Times, Sunday Times (2006) 1 (adjective) in the sense of clever a fiendish plan Synonyms clever It's a very clever idea. brilliant She had a brilliant mind. imaginative hundreds of cooking ideas and imaginative recipes shrewd She's a shrewd businesswoman. a shrewd guess cunning I came up with a cunning plan. ingenious a truly ingenious invention 2 (adjective) in the sense of difficult (informal) It is a fiendish question without an easy answer. Synonyms difficult It was a very difficult decision to make. involved The operation can be quite involved, requiring special procedures. complex in-depth coverage of today's complex issues puzzling His letter poses a number of puzzling questions. baffling I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. intricate intricate patterns and motifs thorny the thorny issue of immigration policy knotty The new management team faces some knotty problems. 3 (adjective) in the sense of wicked a fiendish act of wickedness Synonyms wicked She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was. cruel They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts. the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors savage This was a savage and needless attack. monstrous A monstrous crime has been committed. malicious satanic The crimes were described as `satanic' by the newspapers. malignant unspeakable atrocious The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious. inhuman The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman. diabolical sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment implacable malevolent hellish (informal) He was held for three years in hellish conditions. devilish devilish instruments of torture infernal (informal) The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore. accursed ungodly black-hearted demoniac Additional synonyms in the sense of atrocious Definition extremely cruel or wicked The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious. Synonyms cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, infamous, monstrous, wicked, barbaric, inhuman, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, infernal, fiendish, villainous, nefarious, horrifying, grievous in the sense of baffling I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. Synonyms puzzling, strange, confusing, weird, mysterious, unclear, bewildering, elusive, enigmatic, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unaccountable, unfathomable in the sense of brilliant Definition of outstanding intelligence or intellect She had a brilliant mind. Synonyms intelligent, sharp, intellectual, alert, clever, quick, acute, profound, rational, penetrating, discerning, inventive, astute, brainy (informal), perspicacious (formal), quick-witted Nearby words of fiendish fidgety field fiend fiendish fierce fiercely fierceness Synonyms of 'fiendish' fiendish Explore 'fiendish' in the dictionary
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