fiendish

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.

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fiend′ish·ly adv.

fiend′ish·ness n.

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fiendish

(ˈfiːndɪʃ)

adj

1. of or like a fiend

2. diabolically wicked or cruel

3. informal extremely difficult or unpleasant: a fiendish problem.

ˈfiendishly adv

ˈfiendishness n

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fiend•ish

(ˈfin dɪʃ)

adj.

diabolically cruel, wicked, or difficult.

[1520–30]

fiend′ish•ly, adv.

fiend′ish•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

fiendish - 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" demonic, satanic, unholy, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

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fiendish

adjective

1. clever, brilliant, imaginative, shrewd, cunning, ingenious a fiendish plan

2. difficult, involved, complex, puzzling, baffling, intricate, thorny, knotty It is a fiendish question without an easy answer.

3. wicked, cruel, savage, monstrous, malicious, satanic, malignant, unspeakable, atrocious, inhuman, diabolical, implacable, malevolent, hellish, devilish, infernal, accursed, ungodly, black-hearted, demoniac a fiendish act of wickedness

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fiendish

adjective

Perversely bad, cruel, or wicked:

devilish, diabolic, diabolical, ghoulish, hellish, infernal, ogreish, satanic, satanical.

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Translations

شَيْطانيصَعْب جِدا، ذَكي جِدا

ďábelskýzlomyslný

djævelskhelvedesnederdrægtig

teuflischverteufelt

μοχθηρήμοχθηρόμοχθηρόςυποχθόνιος

paholaismainenpirullinen

diabolique

ördögien gonosz

bráîsnjalldjöfullegur

diabolicodemoniaco

악마

djevelskjævlig lurjævlig vanskeligsatanisk

diabólicosinistro

дьявольский

démonický

acımasızşeytancazalim

恶魔似的恶魔的非常困难的非常聪明的

fiendish

[ˈfiːndɪʃ] ADJ (= fierce) → feroz; (= mildly wicked) → muy travieso; (= clever and wicked) → diabólico (= difficult and unpleasant) → dificilísimo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fiendish

[ˈfiːndɪʃ] adj

(= very clever) [plan, action, device] → diabolique

(= very difficult) [problem, task] → infernal(e)

(= cruel) [person] → diabolique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fiendish

adj

(= cruel) person, act, look → teuflisch; delight, glee, laughter → hämisch; he took a fiendish delight in doing it → es machte ihm eine höllische Freude, es zu tun

(inf: = cunning) plan, device, gadget → höllisch raffiniert or clever (inf)

(inf: = very difficult) problem → verzwickt (inf), → höllisch schwer (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fiendish

[ˈfiːndɪʃ] adj (cruelty, smile, plot) → diabolico/a (fam) (difficult and unpleasant) → tremendo/a
I had a fiendish time trying to ... → è stato un lavoraccio tentare di...

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fiend

(fiːnd) noun

1. a devil. the fiends of hell. bose gees; duiwel شَيْطان، إبْليس дявол inimigo/diabo, demônio ďábel der Teufel djævel; satan δαίμοναςdemonio paharet اهریمن paholainen démonשטן पिशाच davao gonosz szellem setan fjandi, púki, djöfull demonio 悪魔 마귀 velnias, šėtonas velns; sātans syaitan duiveldjeveldiabeł شيطان وزمه، شيطان ډول inimigo/diabo, demónio diavol дьявол diabol hudič demon djävul, ond ande ปีศาจ şeytan, iblis 魔鬼 диявол, біс بدروح، بھوت ma quỷ; tà ma 魔鬼

2. a wicked or cruel person. She's an absolute fiend when she's angry. wreedaard; woestaard; besetene إنسان شِرّير демон demônio ďábel der Unhold djævel; satan τέραςdemonio püsti kurat آدم شریر peto monstreשטן दुष्ट व्यक्ति okrutnik, vrag ördög orang kejam illmenni demonio 残酷無情な人 매우 심술궂은 사람 velnias, šėtonas ļaundaris; tīrais velns orang kejam duiveldjevel, satan, dyrdiabeł ظالم سړى demónio monstru злодей; фурия diabol hudoba zlotvor plågoande คนโหดร้าย zalim insan 惡毒的人 лиходій بد اور ظالم انسان người rất độc ác hoặc đầy hằn thù 恶毒的人

3. a person who is very enthusiastic about something. a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work. fanatikus إنسان مولَع بِشَيء маниак fanático nadšenec der/die Fanatiker(in) -fan; -dyrker μανιώδηςfanático (millegi järele) hull کسی که به کاری بسیار علاقمند است intoilija mordu, maniaqueמכור शैकीन veliki ljubitelj nečega vminek a megszállottja keranjingan fíkill, sem er óður í e-ð accanito, maniaco ～狂 (게임, 스포츠 등에) 열중하는 사람 entuziastas entuziasts gila kerja fanaat en som er besatt av noe, narkoman, –slave maniak هغه سړى چه ځان يې يوه كارته وقف كړى وى fanático iubi­tor de; maniac энтузиаст nadšenec navdušenec ljubitelj fantast, fanatiker, slav คนที่อยากได้สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมาก tutkun, düşkün 嗜好成癖者(...迷、…狂) ентузіаст بہت جوشیلا شخص người thích ...迷，…狂

ˈfiendish adjective

1. wicked or devilish. a fiendish temper. duiwelse شَيْطاني дяволски diabólico ďábelský, zlomyslný teuflisch nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes διαβολικόςdiabólico kuratlik شیطانی pirullinen diabolique אַכזָרִי पैशाचिक paklenski, neljudski ördögien gonosz jahat djöfullegur diabolico 残酷無情な 악마 같은 velniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; ļauns jahat gemeendjevelsk, sataniskpodły, szatański شیطانی diabólico drăcesc дьявольский démonický hudoben podmukao djävulsk, ondskefull ที่ชั่วร้าย zalim, acımasız 惡魔(似)的 диявольський; жорстокий بد اور شیطانی hung dữ hoặc độc ác 恶魔（似）的

2. very difficult, clever etc. a fiendish plan. vernuftig صَعْب جِدا، ذَكي جِدا пъклен diabólico ďábelský verteufelt nederdrægtig; djævelsk δαιμόνιος, διαβολικόςdiabólico kuratlik بسیار مشکل katala démoniaqueמחוכם कपटपूर्ण okrutan pokoli rumit bráðsnjall diabolico 巧妙な 매우 어려운 velnioniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; viltīgs rumit duivelsdjevelsk, jævlig szatański دیړه سخت diabólico dia­bolic хитроумный diabolský vražji lukav överdjävulsk ที่ยากและท้าทาย şeytanca 非常困難的，非常聰明的 пекельний بہت مشکل khôn ngoan và phức tạp 非常困难的，非常聪明的

ˈfiendishly adverb

1. wickedly. demonies بولَع شَديد، بصورة شيطانِيَّه дяволски diabolicamente ďábelsky teuflisch ondskabsfuldt; grusomt διαβολικά diabólicamente kuratlikult بطور اهریمنی pirullisesti diaboliquement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת नीचता की हद करना okrutno, pakleno ördögien secara jahat djöfullega diabolicamente 残忍に 악마 같이 šėtoniškai velnišķīgi; viltīgi dengan kejam gemeendjevelsk, satanisk diabelsko په بدۍ، په بدكارۍ diabolicamente drăceşte жестоко diabolsky hudobno svirepo djävulskt, ondskefullt อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytancasına 邪惡地 жорстоко مکاری سے độc ác 邪恶地

2. very. fiendishly difficult. verduiwels moeilik جِدّا адско muito strašlivě verteufelt nederdrægtigt; djævelskt διαβολεμένα terriblemente kuratlikult بسیار pirullisen abominablementמאוד कठिन jako pokolian sangat einstaklega tremendamente ひどく 매우 velnioniškai briesmīgi sangat duivelsjævlig diabelsko دیړه muito al naibii de чертовски strašne vražje izuzetno överdjävulskt ยากและท้าทายมาก çok, alabildiğine 非常 диявольськи شدید cực kỳ; rất 非常

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