Hellsome
adj, adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Marked by hell or hellishness
"At last he said, " As I'm the darned idiot that's going to sottle on these two hellsome ranches to please you, and as you're the gaudy spark wot's clarin' west to hide your sorrer in the busy hants of men, I guess the actual cause of your pal's death ain't no funeral o' mine."
- 1 In a hellsome manner; hellishly informal, nonstandard
"Like an awful alligator / Breathing fire and screeching hell-some, / With a pack of hounds."
Example
More examples"At last he said, " As I'm the darned idiot that's going to sottle on these two hellsome ranches to please you, and as you're the gaudy spark wot's clarin' west to hide your sorrer in the busy hants of men, I guess the actual cause of your pal's death ain't no funeral o' mine."
Etymology
From hell + -some.
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