Where does fiendy come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

fiendy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"He got so fiendy finally that Mrs. Ford — she's a dear if there ever was one — went up and put her arms around his neck, so as to stop him by a kiss."
""But the fiendiest one of all," whispers his sweet companion, "is Boiler-Room Bessie.""

From Middle English feendy, fendi, equivalent to fiend + -y.

fiendier (comparative) more fiendy (comparative) fiendiest (superlative) most fiendy (superlative)

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