fiendly
fiendly · more fiendly · most fiendly
HostileHostile.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)Hostile.
(archaic)Like a fiend; devilish.
Origin
From Middle English fendly, feendly (“hostile, devilish”), from Old English fēondliċ (“hosFrom 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”).
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Forms
more fiendly, most fiendly| Comparative | more fiendly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fiendly Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfiendliness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form