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Definition of "hellish" []

  • Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish. (adjective)
  • Highly unpleasant: hellish weather. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hellish" in a sentence
  • "CALLEBS: CNN military analyst, retired General James "Spider" Marks said the president detailed how Iraq plunged into what he calls hellish chaos."
  • "CALLEBS: CNN military analyst Retired General James "Spider" Marks said the president detailed how Iraq plunged into what he calls hellish chaos."
  • "CALLEBS: CNN military analyst, Retired General James "Spider" Marks, said the president detailed how Iraq plunged into what he calls hellish chaos."