Fiendish (Adjective)
Meaning
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tyrant's fiendish laugh echoed through the prison as he announced the gruesome punishment awaiting his victims.
- His once brilliant mind was warped into something fiendish after the catastrophic event.
- With every sinister glance, I knew there was something fiendish in her intent that gave me goosebumps.
- That politician had fiendish control over public perception by shaping stories with misinformed simplicity and disavowed statements.
- We began fearing an altogether new degree of intelligence lurking somewhere far north because her design seems eerily natural.