fiendishly

• Adverbe signifiant « de manière cruelle, malveillante ou extrêmement difficile ». Souvent utilisé de façon informelle pour souligner un degré extrême, comme une énigme diaboliquement difficile ou un plan diaboliquement rusé.

An adverb meaning "in a cruel, wicked, or extremely difficult manner." It is often used informally to emphasize the extreme degree of something, such as a fiendishly difficult puzzle or a fiendishly clever plan.

1. In a cruel or wicked mannerC1formal

   In a way that is extremely cruel, evil, or malicious.

   de manière cruelle ou malveillante

   • The villain laughed fiendishly as his plan unfolded.
   • She plotted fiendishly to ruin her rival's reputation.
   • He grinned fiendishly, enjoying the chaos he had caused.

   Synonymescruellydevilishlydiabolicallymalevolentlymaliciouslysavagelyspitefullyviciouslywickedly

   Antonymesbenevolentlycompassionatelykindly

2. Extremely or very (intensifier)C1informal

   Used to emphasize the degree of something, often difficulty or cleverness.

   extrêmement (intensifieur)

   • The puzzle was fiendishly difficult to solve.
   • The escape room was designed fiendishly well.
   • The math problem was fiendishly complex.

   Synonymesawfullydevilishlydiabolicallyexceedinglyextremelyincrediblyterribly