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fiendy

fiendy adjective: like a fiend; fiendish.

Adjective

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

  1. Like a fiend; fiendish
    • 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
    • "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

Forms of fiendy

comparativefiendier
comparativemore fiendy
superlativefiendiest
superlativemost fiendy

Origin of fiendy

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

Questions about fiendy

What does fiendy mean?
Fiendy means like a fiend; fiendish.
What part of speech is fiendy?
Fiendy is an adjective.

Words near fiendy in the dictionary

  1. fiendlings
  2. fiendly
  3. fiendom
  4. fiends
  5. fiendship
  6. fiendy
  7. Fiene
  8. Fienen
  9. Fienes
  10. Fiennes
  11. fientic

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