adv
Meaning 1
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fiendishly
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfiːndɪʃli/
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adv
Meaning 2
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
as a devil; in an evil manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his writing could be diabolically satiric
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diabolically, devilishly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fiendish Middle English -ly English -ly English fiendishly From fiendish + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: djævelsk — in a fiendish manner
- Dutch: duivels — in a fiendish manner
- Dutch: hels — in a fiendish manner
- French: diablement — in a fiendish manner
- Georgian: სასტიკად (sasṭiḳad) — in a fiendish manner
- Hungarian: ördögien — in a fiendish manner
- Hungarian: pokolian — in a fiendish manner
- Hungarian: ördöngösen — in a fiendish manner
- Italian: diabolicamente — in a fiendish manner
- Polish: diabelsko — in a fiendish manner
- Polish: szatańsko — in a fiendish manner
- Spanish: diabólicamente — in a fiendish manner