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# fiendish

adjective (fiendish; more fiendish, most fiendish)

«fiendish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fiendish means very cruel or wicked, like a fiend (a devil or evil spirit). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#m1)
2. (informal) Fiendish means extremely clever, complicated or difficult: «a fiendish puzzle». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a villain makes a fiendish plan. In puzzles and maths, a fiendish sudoku or riddle is very hard, so it is often used for olympiad or challenge questions. Phrases: «a fiendish plan», «fiendishly difficult», «fiendish puzzle».

### Examples

- The villain had a fiendish plan to steal the crown jewels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x1)
- This sudoku is fiendish! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x2)
- The maths challenge had a fiendish final question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x3)
- The witch gave a fiendish laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x4)
- The maze was fiendishly difficult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x5)
- The detective uncovered a fiendish trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x6)
- After a time he became an adept in the black art, and contracted an intimate acquaintance with the fiendish races. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/#x7)

### Note

From «fiend» (a devil, or a person who loves something: «a football fiend»). Adverb: fiendishly. Say «FEEN-dish».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fiendish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fiendish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fiendish.html) on Mova free.