adj
Meaning 1
Hostile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
fiendly
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adj
Meaning 2
Like a fiend; devilish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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History
Etymology
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”).