fiendlike
Like a devil
Fiendlike means resembling a fiend—cruel, malevolent, or demonic in character.
The word suggests behavior or appearance that seems driven by inhuman malice: a fiendlike grin spread across his face, She watched with fiendlike pleasure as her rival failed.
Literary and somewhat archaic.
Extremely wicked or cruel
- satanicExtremely wicked or cruel
- infernalOf the underworld
- hellishExtremely unpleasant or cruel
- demonicOf or like devils
unholy · devilish · evil · sinister · malevolent · dark · ominous · ghoulish
Finding pleasure in cruelty
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
ruthless · cold-blooded · unfeeling · remorseless · brutal · vicious · inhumane · unsparing
Devoid of mercy
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- abominableExtremely hateful or disgusting
horrific · nightmarish · terrifying · dreadful · ghastly · freakish · aberrant · unnatural
Extremely wicked or criminal
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
heinous · atrocious · despicable · dastardly · infamous · perfidious · iniquitous · immoral
diabolical
Extremely wicked or cruel
demonic · unholy · devilish · evil · sinister · malevolent · dark · ominous · ghoulish · macabre
sadistic
Finding pleasure in cruelty
callous · ruthless · cold-blooded · unfeeling · remorseless · brutal · vicious · inhumane · unsparing · harsh
inhuman
Devoid of mercy
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
abominable · horrific · nightmarish · terrifying · dreadful · ghastly · freakish · aberrant · unnatural · fearsome
villainous
Extremely wicked or criminal
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
vile · heinous · atrocious · despicable · dastardly · infamous · perfidious · iniquitous · immoral · maleficent
fiendlikegentle
Soft and kind
kind · benevolent · compassionate · merciful · tender
friend, friendly, friendship, fiend, befriend, fiendish, friendless, fiends, fiending