fiendishly

In devilish manner

Fiendishly means in a manner suggesting a fiend—wicked, cruel, or diabolically clever.

It often describes something extremely difficult or complex: a fiendishly hard puzzle, fiendishly complicated instructions.

The word can also suggest gleeful malice: He grinned fiendishly as he revealed his plan.

cunning

cleverly

With mental sharpness

shrewdly · slyly · artfully · deviously · calculatingly · brilliantly · diabolically · mastermind · scheming · plotting

diabolical

demonic

Of or like devils

devilish · evil · sinister · malevolent · nefarious · villainous · malicious · ghoulish · macabre · wicked

difficult

complex

Having many interconnected parts

puzzling · perplexing · demanding · taxing · grueling · arduous · torturous · maddening · frustrating · impossible

Opposites
moral character/manner

fiendishlyangelically

In saintly manner

saintly · benevolently · kindly · gently · compassionately

degree of difficulty/complexity

fiendishlysimply

In plain terms

easily · straightforwardly · trivially · effortlessly · plainly

moral character/demonic quality

fiendishlyangelically

In saintly manner

divinely · saintly · beatifically · heavenly · seraphically

Family

fiendish

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G