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- Dictionaryhellish/ˈhɛlɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. of or like hell: "an unearthly, hellish landscape" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. extremely (used for emphasis): informal British "it was hellish expensive"
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adjective. us / ˈhel·ɪʃ / Add to word list. very bad or unpleasant: a hellish experience.
: of, resembling, or befitting hell. broadly : terrible. hellishly adverb. hellishness noun. Examples of hellish in a Sentence. We've been having hellish weather lately. The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
1. adjective. You describe something as hellish to emphasize that it is extremely unpleasant. [informal, emphasis] The last few weeks have been hellish. I'm sure you will remember from the hellish years of your boyhood. 2. adverb [ADVERB adjective] You use hellish to emphasize an unpleasant quality or its great extent.
Hellish definition: of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible. See examples of HELLISH used in a sentence.
Define hellish. hellish synonyms, hellish pronunciation, hellish translation, English dictionary definition of hellish. adj. 1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish. 2. Highly unpleasant: hellish weather. hell′ish·ly adv. hell′ish·ness n.
adjective. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. “ hellish torture”. synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, infernal, satanic, unholy. evil. morally bad or wrong. adjective. very unpleasant. “ hellish weather”.
adjective. us / ˈhel·ɪʃ / Add to word list. very bad or unpleasant: a hellish experience.
Very unpleasant; detestable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Causing pain, discomfort or distress. I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door. Wiktionary. Synonyms: god-awful. beastly. infernal. diabolic. unholy. demonic. satanic. fiendish. diabolical. unpleasant. stygian. malignant. dreadful. detestable. brutal.
A complete guide to the word "HELLISH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the word hellish mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hellish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word hellish? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word hellish pronounced?
