adjective
- resembling or characteristic of a fiend; extremely wicked, cruel, or evil
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The villain's fiendlike laughter echoed through the castle.
- His fiendlike cruelty toward animals shocked everyone in the village.
- She described the dictator's fiendlike treatment of prisoners.
- The fiendlike grin on his face suggested he enjoyed others' suffering.
- The novel portrayed the antagonist as a fiendlike creature bent on destruction.
- His fiendlike obsession with revenge consumed his entire life.