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English
Etymology
From hell + -ish.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)
- infernal, related or similar to hell
1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Marl[owe], The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. , London: V S for Thomas Bushell, published 1604, →OCLC, signature , recto:Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]
- (hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress
- Synonyms: awful, horrible, infernal, nightmarish, terrible
I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.
Antonyms
Translations
causing pain, discomfort or distress