hellacious
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hel·la·cious
(hĕ-lā′shəs)adj.
1. Distasteful and repellent: hellacious smog.
2. Slang Extraordinary; remarkable: a hellacious catch of fish.
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hellacious
(hɛˈleɪʃəs)adj
1. remarkable; horrifying
2. wonderful; excellent
[C20: from hell + -acious as in audacious]
hellˈaciously adv
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hel•la•cious
(hɛˈleɪ ʃəs)adj. Slang.
1. remarkable; outstanding.
2. formidable, as in severity or difficulty: a hellacious thunderstorm.
[1925–30, Amer.; hell + -acious (extracted from audacious, etc.)]
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hellacious
[heˈleɪʃəs] ADJ (US) → infernal
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