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Definition: FIENDLIKE

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Fiendish; diabolical.[Websters]
2. Being devilish, diabolic, hellish, infernal or satanic. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being mephistophelian, demoniacal or demoniac. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fiendlikely.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fiendlikely)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fiendlike.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Fiendlike" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Specialty Definition: FIENDLIKE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Resembling a field; maliciously wicked; diabolical. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FIENDLIKE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Fiendish; diabolical.[Websters]
2. Being devilish, diabolic, hellish, infernal or satanic. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being mephistophelian, demoniacal or demoniac. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fiendlikely.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fiendlikely)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fiendlike.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FIENDLIKE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Specialty Definition: FIENDLIKE

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Resembling a field; maliciously wicked; diabolical. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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