fiendish

fiendish
adjective
1) (fiendlike) teuflisch
2) (extremely awkward) höllisch
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adjective
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) teuflisch
2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) verteufelt
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fiend·ish
[ˈfi:ndɪʃ]
adj
1. (pej: cruel) grausam, unmenschlich; (sadistic) teuflisch, gemein
2. (complex) verzwickt fam; (cunning) gerissen fam, schlau
3. BRIT (exceptional) difficulty, problem höllisch fam, teuflisch fam
\fiendish costs horrende Kosten
to be in a \fiendish hurry es tierisch eilig haben fam
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['fiːndɪʃ]
adj
1) (= cruel) person, act, look teuflisch; delight, glee, laughter hämisch

he took a fiendish delight in doing it — es machte ihm eine höllische Freude, es zu tun

2) (inf: cunning) plan, device, gadget höllisch raffiniert or clever (inf)
3) (inf: very difficult) problem verzwickt (inf), höllisch schwer (inf)
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fiendish adj (adv fiendishly)
1. teuflisch, unmenschlich
2. umg verteufelt, höllisch, scheußlich, mies:
a fiendish job eine höllische Arbeit
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adjective
1) (fiendlike) teuflisch
2) (extremely awkward) höllisch
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adj.
teuflisch adj.

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