hellish
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hellish
- /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛlɪʃ
adjective more hellish · most hellish
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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, […]
Similar: helly, stygian, Acherontic, infernal, Hadean, hellish, Plutonic, Plutonian, subtartarean, Tartarean · Opposite: heavenly
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causing great pain, discomfort or distress.
I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.
Similar: awful, horrible, infernal, nightmarish, terrible, agonizing, ailsome, excruciating, groanful, hellish, hurtful, bruising · Opposite: heavenly
Translations
Talk about this word "hellish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hellish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hellish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hellish "hellish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hellish.Cite this
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title = {hellish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
