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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	hellish - very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" beastly, god-awful 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" demonic, fiendish, satanic, unholy, infernal, diabolic, diabolical evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

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

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

adjective

Perversely bad, cruel, or wicked:

devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, ghoulish, infernal, ogreish, satanic, satanical.

Translations

infernale

адский

hellish

[ˈhelɪʃ]

A. ADJ → infernal, de muerte

B. ADV → muy, terriblemente

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hellish

[ˈhɛlɪʃ] adj → infernal(e)

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)

(= wicked) plan, actions → höllisch, teuflisch

adv (= awfully) → höllisch (inf), → mörderisch (inf); he felt hellish guilty → er hatte schreckliche Schuldgefühle

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hellish

[ˈhɛlɪʃ] adj (fam) → infernale, bestiale