fiendishly

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Recent Examples of fiendishly A couple of those are easily forecast, but the crucial one is fiendishly spring-loaded, deftly shifting the stakes of the whole enterprise, and testing Mark’s integrity both as a man and as a politician. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Their unusual properties also make neutrinos fiendishly difficult to detect. — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 This problem can be fiendishly hard. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026 Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Erivo enters in dark trousers and singlet, her body lean, sinewy, covered in tattoos, her head shorn, nose ringed, fingernails fiendishly extended, a vampire in waiting. — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 Of the four dropped catches, two were fiendishly difficult, one was eminently takeable, and one was a howler. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 The ending is easy to anticipate and no less fiendishly pleasing for it; seeing the karmic scales balanced this well deserves a hearty Cryptkeeper cackle. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025 Her fiendishly clever plot offers several twists that upend readers’ understanding of what has gone before. — Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiendishly
diabolically
Adverb
  • An abrupt sidebar with Kyle confirms that the reasons are diabolically political.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
  • From there, police detective Carlson (Bo Svenson, in a diabolically hateable performance) jumps to conclusions — clearly, Billy is also gay, and murdered Tom’s boyfriend in a lover’s quarrel, right?
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

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“Fiendishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiendishly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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