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fiendly.

Hostile.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Hostile.

    obsolete
  2. Like a fiend; devilish.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fendly, feendly (“hostile, devilish”), from Old English fēondliċ (“hostile”), corresponding to fiend + -ly. Cognate with Dutch vijandelijk (“hostile”), German feindlich (“hostile”), Danish fjendtlig (“hostile”), Swedish fiendtlig, fientlig (“hostile”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.