Associations to the word «Fiendish»

Wiktionary

FIENDISH, adjective. Sinister; evil; conniving; like a fiend.

Dictionary definition

FIENDISH, adjective. 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".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain