helluva

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helluva

  • /ˈhɛləvə/

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Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

adjective

  1. colloquial, not comparable (A) hell of a; extreme. They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.

adverb

  1. colloquial, not comparable ; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very. We had a helluva good time at the party.

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"helluva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helluva. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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helluva. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helluva

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"helluva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helluva.

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@misc{helluva_2026,
  title = {helluva},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helluva},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}