as in horrible
of, resembling, or befitting hell
We've been having hellish weather lately. The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
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Recent Examples of hellish
Things have taken a hellish turn for the horror-comedy Hysteria!, which has been cancelled at Peacock after just one season, TVLine has confirmed.
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
But after a hellish helicopter mission and another spicy roundtable, Brit couldn’t convince Dolores, Ivar and Gabby that Dylan was the one to take a shot at, and she was forced out of the game without revealing her true identity.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
But its counterpart, which treats the battle from the perspective of the Japanese forces, is even more remarkable, capturing the hellish conditions in which the soldiers fought and the unforgiving ideology that brought them to the battlefield in the first place.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Inch-high avatars stand to scale in lush 3D sets of magical forests, hellish underworlds, even high schools.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
But after a hellish helicopter mission and another spicy roundtable, Brit couldn’t convince Dolores, Ivar and Gabby that Dylan was the one to take a shot at, and she was forced out of the game without revealing her true identity.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
But its counterpart, which treats the battle from the perspective of the Japanese forces, is even more remarkable, capturing the hellish conditions in which the soldiers fought and the unforgiving ideology that brought them to the battlefield in the first place.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Inch-high avatars stand to scale in lush 3D sets of magical forests, hellish underworlds, even high schools.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish
Adjective
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But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are so many connections between all these awful people.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Failure to invest in protecting the vulnerable likely means the current awful trends will continue.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The 49ers cut the three starters who flanked Nick Bosa from last year’s dreadful defense.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Flores was the Giants’ best hitter in 2023, but he was physically compromised last season, and his numbers were dreadful as a result.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The month leading up to their Champions League tie with Real Madrid has been absolutely hideous.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The architectural vandalism was hideous and heartbreaking to watch, inhumane civic renewal by wrecking ball in the discredited vein of Robert Moses.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Scientists had initially feared this spread could represent another Ebola-like crisis — since that disease originated in animals, then jumped to humans, sickening and killing a large number of people.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Leaders around the world have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking new tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy with stern words and denunciations.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The couple shared their shocking experience in a now-viral TikTok video, warning others about the dangers of unsafe food handling.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellish. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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