1520s, from fiend + -ish. Related: Fiendishly; fiendishness. Old English had feondlic "hostile."
a fiendish despot
fielding
field-marshal
fieldstone
field-work
fiend
fiendish
fierce
fieri facias
fiery
fiesta
FIFA
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