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   Hel·la·cious

   /heˈlāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very great, bad, or overwhelming: informal North American "there was this hellacious hailstorm"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from hell + -acious, perhaps suggested by bodacious.

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   • 1. hellaciously adverb

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   What does hella cious mean?

   • hel•la•cious (he lā′ shəs), adj. [ Slang.] astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes. Slang Terms formidably difficult: We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard. Also, hel•la′ceous. No titles with the word (s) "hellacious".

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   What is the meaning of hellacious?

   • expressing a complex of ideas in a single word or in a fixed phrase hellacious (adj) 1 : exceptionally powerful or violent 2 : remarkably good 3 : extremely difficult 4 : extraordinarily large miss (n) 1 chiefly dialectal : disadvantage or regret resulting from loss we know the miss of you, and even hunger ... to see you — Samuel Richardson

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   What does hellacious mean in sports?

   • The traffic on the Washington beltway is hellacious and makes for tense driving. The coach subjected the players to long, hellacious workouts in preparation for the tournament. What is the pronunciation of hellacious? hellacious meaning: 1. very strong, powerful, or impressive: 2. causing pain or difficulty: 3. very strong, powerful…. Learn more.

   HELLACIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Where did the word hellacious come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective hellacious is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for hellacious is from 1847, in the Spirit of the Times: a chronicle of the turf, agriculture, field sports, literature and the stage. hellacious is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell n., ‑acious suffix.

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   very strong, powerful, or impressive: The storm brought hellacious winds that made the trees sway and rattled the windows. The pitcher throws hellacious curveballs that keep batters off balance. Fewer examples. The boxer got decked by a hellacious left hook. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically strong and powerful.

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   2 days ago · 1. remarkable; astonishing. They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes. 2. formidably difficult. We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard.

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   Definition of hellacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the adjective hellacious mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective hellacious . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Nov 17, 2016 · In fact, hella is identified as Northern American slang that was probably shortened from “helluva” or “hellacious.” But English-language historian Michael Adams says hella’s grammatical usage doesn’t quite align with what the Oxford English Dictionary says.

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   hel•la•cious (he lā′ shəs), adj. [ Slang.] Slang Terms remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes. Slang Terms formidably difficult: We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard. Also, hel•la′ceous.

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