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hell-bent

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hell-bent or hell·bent (hlbnt)
adj.
Impetuously or recklessly determined to do or achieve something: was hell-bent on winning.
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Adj.1.hell-bent - recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning"
resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
hell-bent
adjective intent (Informal) set, determined, settled, fixed, resolved, bent She is hell-bent on marrying him.
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