different between fiendish vs scandalous

fiendish

English

Etymology

fiend +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fi?nd??/

Adjective

fiendish (comparative more fiendish, superlative most fiendish)

  1. Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
    Synonym: conniving
  2. very difficult

Derived terms

  • fiendishly
  • fiendishness

Translations

Anagrams

  • finished

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scandalous

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scandalosus, via French scandaleuse; as if scandal + -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?skænd?l?s/

Adjective

scandalous (comparative more scandalous, superlative most scandalous)

  1. Wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
    • 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
      The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.
  2. Malicious, defamatory.
    • 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
      These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.
    • 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
      I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous, and seldom true.
  3. Outrageous; exceeding reasonable limits.

Derived terms

  • scandalously
  • scandalousness

Translations

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