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hellacious

[he-ley-shuhs]

hel·la·cious

[he-ley-shuhs]
adjective Slang.
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.
Also, hel·la·ceous.


Origin:
hell + -acious (extracted from audacious, sagacious, vivacious, etc.), perhaps with intensive or augmentative force; compare bodacious, splendacious
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Hellacious is always a great word to know.
So is hot seat. Does it mean:
a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation
any remarkable or outstanding person or thing
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hellacious (hɛˈleɪʃəs)
 
adj
1.  remarkable; horrifying
2.  wonderful; excellent
 
[C20: from hell + -acious as in audacious]

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hellacious definition

[hɛlˈeʃəs]
  1. mod.
    terrible. : The heat was hellacious, and the mosquitoes wouldn't leave us alone.
  2. mod.
    wild; excellent. (Use caution with hell.) : What a hellacious good time we had!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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