fiendy

F4I1E1N1D2Y4

adjective

Like a fiend; fiendish

OriginMiddle English feendy →
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Meanings

adjectivefiendy (comparative fiendier or more fiendy, superlative fiendiest or most fiendy)

comparative fiendier · comparative more fiendy · superlative fiendiest · superlative most fiendy

  1. Like a fiend; fiendish

    "But the fiendiest one of all," whispers his sweet companion, "is Boiler-Room Bessie."

    1969, Glendon Fred Swarthout, Kathryn Swarthout, The button boat, page 127
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    He got so fiendy finally that Mrs. Ford — she's a dear if there ever was one — went up and put her arms around his neck, so as to stop him by a kiss.

    1915, Robert Grant, The High Priestess, page 375

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfeendy
  2. Englishfiendy

From Middle English feendy, fendi, equivalent to fiend + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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