Hellish

//ˈhɛlɪʃ// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    causing great pain, discomfort or distress excessive

    "I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door."

Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell wordnet
  2. 2
    (informal) very unpleasant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
infernalacheronticanarchicangryanimalanthropophagous

Example

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"Life is more hellish than hell itself."

Etymology

From hell + -ish.

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