fiendish Who acts: Fiendish, villain, sudoku, maths challenge, witch, maze · What happens: mean, have, steal, be, give, uncover · To what, where: fiendish plan, crown jewels, fiendish final question, fiendish laugh, fiendish trick, adept
«fiendish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: fiendish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fiendish means very cruel or wicked, like a fiend (a devil or evil spirit).
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj punct case det parataxis punct det appos cc amod conj punct punct root Fiendish ADJ means VERB very ADV cruel ADJ or CCONJ wicked ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET fiend NOUN ( PUNCT a DET devil NOUN or CCONJ evil ADJ spirit NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 cruel advmod 4 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 wicked cc 6 wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cruel conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 fiend punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 fiend case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fiend det 10 fiend fiend NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 devil punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 devil det 13 devil devil NOUN Number=Sing 10 fiend appos 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 spirit cc 15 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 16 spirit amod 16 spirit spirit NOUN Number=Sing 13 devil conj 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 devil punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Fiendish cruel property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Fiendish means extremely clever, complicated or difficult: «a fiendish puzzle».
The tree, 10 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct conj cc conj punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Fiendish ADJ means VERB extremely ADV clever ADJ , PUNCT complicated ADJ or CCONJ difficult ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET fiendish ADJ puzzle NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 clever advmod 4 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 complicated punct 6 complicated complicated ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clever conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 difficult cc 8 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clever conj 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 puzzle punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 puzzle punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 puzzle det 12 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 13 puzzle amod 13 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 puzzle punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Fiendish clever property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 1 The villain had a fiendish plan to steal the crown jewels.
det nsubj det amod obj mark acl det compound obj punct root The DET villain NOUN had VERB a DET fiendish ADJ plan NOUN to PART steal VERB the DET crown NOUN jewels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plan det 5 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plan amod 6 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 to to PART _ 8 steal mark 8 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 plan acl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 jewels det 10 crown crown NOUN Number=Sing 11 jewels compound 11 jewels jewel NOUN Number=Plur 8 steal obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the villain a fiendish plan vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient 2 steal to-infinitive the villain not said here the crown jewels vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme
Example 2 This sudoku is fiendish!
nsubj nsubj cop punct root This PRON sudoku PROPN is AUX fiendish ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 sudoku nsubj 2 sudoku sudoku PROPN Number=Sing 4 fiendish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fiendish cop 4 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 fiendish punct
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1 is present sudoku fiendish property tree rules
Example 3 The maths challenge had a fiendish final question.
det compound nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET maths NOUN challenge NOUN had VERB a DET fiendish ADJ final ADJ question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 challenge det 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 3 challenge compound 3 challenge challenge NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 question det 6 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 8 question amod 7 final final ADJ Degree=Pos 8 question amod 8 question question NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the maths challenge a fiendish final question vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Patient
Example 4 The witch gave a fiendish laugh.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET witch NOUN gave VERB a DET fiendish ADJ laugh NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 witch det 2 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 laugh det 5 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 laugh amod 6 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the witch a fiendish laugh vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme
Example 5 The maze was fiendishly difficult.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET maze NOUN was AUX fiendishly ADV difficult ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 maze det 2 maze maze NOUN Number=Sing 5 difficult nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 difficult cop 4 fiendishly fiendishly ADV _ 5 difficult advmod 5 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 difficult punct
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1 is past the maze difficult, fiendishly property tree rules
Example 6 The detective uncovered a fiendish trick.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET detective NOUN uncovered VERB a DET fiendish ADJ trick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 uncovered nsubj 3 uncovered uncover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 trick det 5 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 trick amod 6 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 3 uncovered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 uncovered punct
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1 uncover past the detective a fiendish trick tree rules
Example 7 After a time he became an adept in the black art, and contracted an intimate acquaintance with the fiendish races.
The tree, 20 words case det obl nsubj det xcomp case det amod nmod punct cc conj det amod obj case det amod obl punct root After ADP a DET time NOUN he PRON became VERB an DET adept NOUN in ADP the DET black ADJ art NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ contracted VERB an DET intimate ADJ acquaintance NOUN with ADP the DET fiendish ADJ races NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 time case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 time det 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 became obl 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 became nsubj 5 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 adept det 7 adept adept NOUN Number=Sing 5 became xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 11 art case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 art det 10 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 11 art amod 11 art art NOUN Number=Sing 7 adept nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 contracted punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 contracted cc 14 contracted contract VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 became conj 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 acquaintance det 16 intimate intimate ADJ Degree=Pos 17 acquaintance amod 17 acquaintance acquaintance NOUN Number=Sing 14 contracted obj 18 with with ADP _ 21 races case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 races det 20 fiendish fiendish ADJ Degree=Pos 21 races amod 21 races race NOUN Number=Plur 14 contracted obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 became punct
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1 become past he a adept in the black art time vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 contract past he not said here a intimate acquaintance with the fiendish races vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent acquaintance=Patient with race=Instrument
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