hellish

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛlɪʃ/

Definition of hellish

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. infernal, related or similar to hell.
    “Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]”
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adj

  1. infernal, related or similar to hell.
    “Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]”
  2. (excessive)causing great pain, discomfort or distress.
    “I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.”

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Etymology

From hell + -ish.

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