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hellacious
[he-ley-shuhs]
adjective
remarkable; astonishing.
They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
formidably difficult.
We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard.
hellacious
/ ɛˈɪʃə /
adjective
remarkable; horrifying
wonderful; excellent
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hellacious1
Example Sentences
She “barged in” when Rasmussen answered, and found herself in a struggle she compared to “a hellacious bar fight.”
There’s nothing to-the-manor-born about him; one of the book’s liveliest chapters chronicles his time working on a Canadian railroad line, sweating elbow-to-elbow with ex-convicts and other misfits with whom he developed camaraderie and a hellacious work ethic.
A younger married pair named Nick and Honey come over for the world’s longest and most hellacious nightcap.
Saban had turned another national stage into a disaster, a vast abyss of icy winds and hellacious fury.
Short-handed and gassed thanks to a hellacious schedule that’s had the team on the road 11 times in the last 14 games, the Lakers found a level of confidence and intensity its mostly only flashed since winning the in-season tournament.
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