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

Ritter’s second novel is a fiendish tale of trouble in paradise.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

The Sidemen act as hosts and executive producers, putting their inmates through fiendish challenges that can see the £1m prize pot reduced.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

“Ah. The nefarious clutches of her fiendish fingers, is it?” he said.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman