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Diabolical vs Fiendish - What's the difference?

diabolical | fiendish | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between diabolical and fiendish

is that diabolical is extremely wicked or cruel while fiendish is sinister; evil; conniving; in the manner of a fiend.

diabolical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely wicked or cruel.
  • Of or concerning the devil; satanic.

    • Derived terms

    * diabolically * diabolicalness

    Related terms

    * diabolic

    References

    fiendish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sinister; evil; conniving; in the manner of a fiend.

    • Derived terms

    * fiendishly * fiendishness

    Anagrams

    * finished