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View usage for: (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) adjective2. 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) adjective1. 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 sentencefiendish 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.He is a fan of Su Doku and rattles through the difficult and fiendish puzzles at a fair speed.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. (informal) It is a fiendish question without an easy answer. a fiendish act of wickedness Synonyms malicious malignant unspeakable implacable malevolent accursed ungodly black-hearted demoniac Additional synonymsDefinition 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, grievousI was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. Synonyms puzzling, strange, confusing, weird, mysterious, unclear, bewildering, elusive, enigmatic, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unaccountable, unfathomableDefinition 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- fidgety
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