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hell·ish
(hĕl′ĭsh)adj.
1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
2. Highly unpleasant: hellish weather.
hell′ish·ly adv.
hell′ish·ness n.
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hellish
(ˈhɛlɪʃ)adj
1. (Theology) of or resembling hell
2. wicked; cruel
3. informal very difficult or unpleasant
adv
informal Brit (intensifier): a hellish good idea.
ˈhellishly adv
ˈhellishness n
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hell•ish
(ˈhɛl ɪʃ)adj.
1. of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal.
2. extremely unpleasant or difficult; miserable.
3. devilishly bad; fiendish.
[1520–30]
hell′ish•ly, adv.
hell′ish•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | hellish - very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
2. | hellish - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" |
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hellish
adjective
1. (Informal) atrocious, terrible, dreadful, cruel, vicious, monstrous, wicked, inhuman, barbarous, abominable, nefarious, accursed, execrable, detestable He was held for three years in hellish conditions.
atrocious fine, wonderful, good, kind, gentle, pleasant, noble, delightful, harmless, admirable, honourable, humane, agreeable, benevolent, virtuous, innocuous, merciful
atrocious fine, wonderful, good, kind, gentle, pleasant, noble, delightful, harmless, admirable, honourable, humane, agreeable, benevolent, virtuous, innocuous, merciful
2. devilish, fiendish, diabolical, infernal, damned, damnable, demoniacal They began to pray, making devilish gestures with a hellish noise.
adverb (Old-fashioned) very, extremely, terribly, seriously, incredibly, awfully, exceedingly, excessively It's hellish cold up here in winter.
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hellish
(inf)adj
(fig: = diabolical) → höllisch (inf); traffic, heat, cold → mörderisch (inf); it’s hellish → es ist die reinste Hölle (inf); the exams were hellish → die Prüfungen waren verteufelt schwer (inf)
adv (= awfully) → höllisch (inf), → mörderisch (inf); he felt hellish guilty → er hatte schreckliche Schuldgefühle
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