How do you use Fiendish in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like demonic or diabolic, plus the exact meaning.
Fiendish meaning
- Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
- Very difficult.
Using Fiendish
- The main meaning on this page is: Sinister; evil; like a fiend. | Very difficult.
- Useful related words include: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish.
- In the example corpus, fiendish often appears in combinations such as: the fiendish.
Context around Fiendish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fiendish
- In this selection, "fiendish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obvious, tactically, favorite, intent, outcome and looking stand out and add context to how "fiendish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all a fiendish plan cooked and and tactically fiendish outcome of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fiendish" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fiendish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To begin this fiendish task, start by scanning each area of the image. (13 words)
These fiendish-looking machines are designed not as instruments of torture but for our benefit. (15 words)
And here it is, the biggest and arguably most famous quote by everyone's favorite fiendish feline. (17 words)
The answers to all of the smaller Hunt puzzles combine to form many abstruse and devilish “meta” puzzles, which in turn weave together to form impossibly fiendish “meta meta” puzzles, all of which is in aid of racing to find a hidden somewhere on campus. (45 words)
Moving backwards after he received the puck, the fiendish forward destroyed goaltender Michael Hutchinson by going between his legs for the goal, getting his 10th of the year and eighth in his last four games alone thanks to the powers of black magic. (43 words)
In the Battle of Austerlitz sequence, we see the methodical lead-up and tactically fiendish outcome of the French army’s cannons aimed at an ice-covered lake, sending the retreating Russian and Austrian soldiers to a cold, wet grave. (40 words)
His reindeer crash into the crowds, fiendish monsters, and the corpse of the priest, dragged by one of the reindeer, pronounces a dire warning – rather traumatic indeed! (27 words)
Example sentences (16)
Had it not been so, such large mobs, fully armed with prepared weapons, would never have collected in the time and moved with such obvious, fiendish intent from victim to victim.
In the Battle of Austerlitz sequence, we see the methodical lead-up and tactically fiendish outcome of the French army’s cannons aimed at an ice-covered lake, sending the retreating Russian and Austrian soldiers to a cold, wet grave.
These fiendish-looking machines are designed not as instruments of torture but for our benefit.
This, we are solemnly promised, will be the second last movie ever, as Ethan Hunt and his motley crew set out to foil another fiendish attempt to destabilise the western world.
To begin this fiendish task, start by scanning each area of the image.
And here it is, the biggest and arguably most famous quote by everyone's favorite fiendish feline.
Attorney General A. Mitchell best expressed the imagined reach of "the Great Fear," an all-embracing dread of a fiendish conspiracy that supposedly sought to strike at the very foundations of civilized life.
But in practice, it is consistently, dizzyingly executed with fiendish, even braggadocious skill that focuses on a welcome sense of distortion and ambiguity.
Her firm wants to republish the book, “The White Murders,” a collection of seven fiendish murder mysteries that each reflects a different approach to the genre.
The deliciously fiendish performance earned Weaver a Supporting Actress nod,the same year she also got a Best Actress nomination for Gorillas In The Mist.
It all leads one to wonder if it isn’t all a fiendish plan cooked up in secret.
Moving backwards after he received the puck, the fiendish forward destroyed goaltender Michael Hutchinson by going between his legs for the goal, getting his 10th of the year and eighth in his last four games alone thanks to the powers of black magic.
His reindeer crash into the crowds, fiendish monsters, and the corpse of the priest, dragged by one of the reindeer, pronounces a dire warning – rather traumatic indeed!
Of course, it is reprehensible for any human being – whether it is in Syria or London – to be subject to these fiendish and torturous weapons.
The answers to all of the smaller Hunt puzzles combine to form many abstruse and devilish “meta” puzzles, which in turn weave together to form impossibly fiendish “meta meta” puzzles, all of which is in aid of racing to find a hidden somewhere on campus.
Thousands of readers wrote to affirm that they, too, had heard the fiendish voices from inside the Earth.
Common combinations with fiendish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: