fiendly

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adjective

Hostile.

OriginMiddle English fendly ← Old English fēondliċ →
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Meanings

adjectivefiendly (comparative more fiendly, superlative most fiendly)

comparative more fiendly · superlative most fiendly

  1. obsoleteHostile.
  2. archaicLike a fiend; devilish.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfēondliċ“hostile”
  2. Middle Englishfendly
  3. Englishfiendly

From Middle English fendly, feendly (“hostile, devilish”), from Old English fēondliċ (“hostile”), corresponding to fiend + -ly. Cognate with Dutch vijandelijk (“hostile”), German feindlich (“hostile”), Danish fjendtlig (“hostile”), Swedish fiendtlig, fientlig (“hostile”).

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APA

fiendly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendly

MLA

“fiendly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiendly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendly.

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