fiendishly

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One of the paradoxes of songwriting is that it can be fiendishly difficult to craft something that sounds effortlessly simple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

After “The Dark Knight,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe slowly, fiendishly consumed the superhero genre, making it the superhero industrial complex.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Trade deals are fiendishly complicated, require complex trade offs, and generally take years to finalise.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

There’s no room for subtlety, but the Freudian monster she creates hits her fiendishly funny marks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

They’d all been prodded and tested, examined inside and out, and given fiendishly difficult tasks such as solving math problems while wearing headphones through which a friendly voice whispered incorrect answers.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin