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   Hell·ish

   /ˈheliSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or like hell: "an unearthly, hellish landscape" Similar infernalHadeandevilishdiabolicaldiabolicfiendishsatanicdemonicdemoniacdemoniacalMephistophelianungodlyevilwickedStygianrare:cacodemonicOpposite godlyangelic
   • ▪ extremely difficult or unpleasant: "it had been a hellish week" Similar horriblerottenawfulterribledreadfulghastlyhorridvilefoulabominableappallingatrocioushorrendousfrightfuldifficultunpleasantnastydisagreeablestressfultaxingdemandingtryingtoughhardheavypressuredtestingfrustratingfraughttraumaticarduoustiringgruelinginformal:murderousa bitch of aa stinker of aa bummer of afrom hellgrottybeastlyhellaciouslousyOpposite wonderfuleasy

   adverb

   • 1. extremely (used for emphasis): informal British "it was hellish expensive"

   Derivatives

   • 1. hellishly adverb
   • 2. hellishness noun

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