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Fiendish vs Malicious - What's the difference?

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Fiendish is a related term of malicious.


As adjectives the difference between fiendish and malicious

is that fiendish is sinister; evil; conniving; in the manner of a fiend while malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

fiendish

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * fiendishly * fiendishness

    Anagrams

    * finished

    malicious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
  • spiteful and deliberately harmful
    • He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

    Synonyms

    * malevolent * evil * See also

    Derived terms

    * maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischief