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baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch
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The Florida heats were spicier, but nothing that would impress serious Scoville fiends. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Sports? Sportsball? Food is the Great Uniter at Duffy’s Sports Grill | Review," 29 Aug. 2019 Lego fiends who can’t wait that long can get a taste of what Legoland New York will offer during a four-day preview at National Harbor. — Washington Post, "17 things to do in the D.C. area over Labor Day weekend," 29 Aug. 2019 Reggie Grimes II is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound pass rushing fiend. — al, "Alabama legacy, ranked No. 61 on Southern 120, has bright future," 19 Aug. 2019 As for keeping track of the fiends who gather in such places, here’s where the government has a legitimate role to play. — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, "Is heading off online hate possible?," 5 Aug. 2019 With desserts as beautiful as the décor, Easton, Maryland, should immediately become an East Coast must-visit destination for Francophiles, design aficionados, and sugar fiends everywhere. — Kate Mcgregor, ELLE Decor, "Is Bonheur the Chicest Ice Cream Shop in America?," 18 July 2019 As proof, there’s a teaser (shown above) featuring a death-defying car jump typical of these speed fiends. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Fast & Furious animated series careens towards Netflix with first teaser," 13 June 2019 The athletic strain that would’ve been required just to keep a steady pace and cut through the wind on a normal bike was enough to accelerate the e-bike like a fiend. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "E-Biking My Way Through New York's Five Boro Bike Tour," 9 May 2019 From preschoolers to history fiends, the Obamas have thought of it all. — Alexis Jones, Marie Claire, "The Obamas' Upcoming Netflix Projects Include TV Shows, Documentaries, and Movies," 30 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fiend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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