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
Therefore, a compass on the hellish planet would be as useless as one on the Moon.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
There's still 73 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in those same hellish tunnels.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
Ku-DiPietro passed with a lowly 67.7% accuracy, with that figure dropping further to a hellish 66.6% in the attacking half and 62.6% in the final third.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Not one dollar of capital can be raised while Gaza is a hellish war zone.
—David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
There's still 73 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in those same hellish tunnels.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
Ku-DiPietro passed with a lowly 67.7% accuracy, with that figure dropping further to a hellish 66.6% in the attacking half and 62.6% in the final third.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Not one dollar of capital can be raised while Gaza is a hellish war zone.
—David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish
Adjective
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The tech giant had a horrible week, off nearly 11% in the period despite Friday’s relief bounce.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is really happening and these horrible things are happening and that this person doesn't want to be happening.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To have hate at such a young age for another student is awful.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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But against lefties, while hitting from the righty batter's box, Cabrera has been downright awful, with a .562 OPS and anemic .209 batting average in 187 career plate appearances.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a word: dreadful. Related Articles President Trump vows 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne, escalating trade tensions AI made its way to vineyards.—
Laura Ness,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The tutorials are dreadful, though, and most of your knowledge about how combat works comes from hours of experimenting and dying a lot.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Wild played a hideous third period, and the Blues got two more goals from Kyrou.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The ceaselessly rolling, jolting boat was sickening to him, too.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Sins Of The Brother Of course, the most shocking moment in this episode is something that’s been setup from the very first episode.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The series begins with his shocking arrest and traverses his first police interview; the detectives on the case at his school, groping for clarity on a senseless crime; and how his family navigates both their raw new reality and their past decisions.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellish. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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