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hellish

[hel-ish]

hell·ish

[hel-ish]
adjective
1.
of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible: It was a hellish war.
2.
miserable; abominable; execrable: We had a hellish time getting through traffic.
3.
devilishly bad: The child's behavior was hellish most of the day.

Origin:
1520–30; hell + -ish1

hell·ish·ly, adverb
hell·ish·ness, noun
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hellish (ˈhɛlɪʃ)
 
adj
1.  of or resembling hell
2.  wicked; cruel
3.  informal very difficult or unpleasant
 
adv
4.  informal (Brit) (intensifier): a hellish good idea
 
'hellishly
 
adv
 
'hellishness
 
n

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