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hellish [ˈhɛlɪʃ] adj 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) of or resembling hell 2. wicked; cruel 3. Informal very difficult or unpleasant adv
Brit informal (intensifier) a hellish good idea hellishly adv hellishness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I could n't stand against this, and withdrew with her to a neighboring house, where I had been but a few minutes before the hellish crew fell upon my house with the rage of devils, and in a moment with axes split down the doors and entered. Now, upon the most diligent enquiry into the former lives of these two brothers, I find, besides the cursed and hellish maxim of policy above mentioned, another reason for the captain's conduct: the captain, besides what we have before said of him, was a man of great pride and fierceness, and had always treated his brother, who was of a different complexion, and greatly deficient in both these qualities, with the utmost air of superiority. Yea, a hellish artifice hath here been devised, a death-horse jingling with the trappings of divine honours! |
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