fiendish
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To make up for it, he pulled out a completely different jumping pass on the fly, starting with a different quad—-and then landed another fiendish combination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
That is good news for Inter who have a fiendish run of fixtures to close their league phase campaign, including clashes at the San Siro with Liverpool and Premier League leaders Arsenal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Atencio’s fiendish feline would have followed guests throughout the ride, a creature said to despise living humans and with predatory, possessive instincts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Easy enough - except our celebrities had to navigate through a fiendish array of red laser beams, all pointing at awkward angles, meaning the most nimble had the easiest time of it.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Clyde’s fiendish mind has not stopped at so simple an abasement, however.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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