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hellish(dictionary)

hellish (iou)



hellish adjective & adverb. M16.
[from HELL noun + -ISH1.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to hell; infernal. M16.
b. Belonging to Hades. L16.
Of the nature or character of hell; worthy of hell; diabolical, fiendish. M16.
Exceedingly bad, long, fast, etc. colloq. L18.
b. adverb. Infernally, devilishly; colloq. exceedingly. E17.
hellishing adjective & adverb (slang, chiefly Austral. & NZ) = HELLISH adjective 3, adverb M20.
hellishly adverb (a) in a hellish manner, infernally, devilishly; (b) colloq. exceedingly, very much: L16.
hellishness noun L16.