fiendly

adj — 2 senses

fiendly

adj

Etymology From Middle English fendly, feendly (“hostile, devilish”), from Old English fēondliċ (“hostile”), corresponding to fiend + -ly. Cognate with Dutch vijandelijk (“hostile”), German feindlich (“hostile”), Danish fjendtlig (“hostile”), Swedish fiendtlig, fientlig (“hostile”).

Obsolete Hostile.

Archaic Like a fiend; devilish.

Derived terms: fiendliness

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