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Dictionary: hell·ish   (hĕl'ĭsh) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
  2. Highly unpleasant: hellish weather.
hellishly hell'ish·ly adv.
hellishness hell'ish·ness n.

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adjective

    Perversely bad, cruel, or wicked: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, ghoulish, infernal, ogreish, satanic, satanical. See kind/cruel.

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adj

Definition: horrible
Antonyms: easy, wonderful

adj

Definition: infernal
Antonyms: angelic, godly

adv

Definition: very
Antonyms: moderately

WordNet: hellish
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: very unpleasant
  Synonyms: beastly, god-awful

Meaning #2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
  Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, infernal, satanic, unholy

 
 
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