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
Like exploring a hellish version of the infamous Titanic disaster, Juliette locates the pump switch and plugs the power cord in that activates the silo-saving pump.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
In his most terrifying performance to date, Skarsgård breathes thrilling, unexpected new life in a hellish incarnation of the undead count.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
The result is an early onset of a hellish runaway greenhouse.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Mere hours after that hellish season finale, some good news!
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
In his most terrifying performance to date, Skarsgård breathes thrilling, unexpected new life in a hellish incarnation of the undead count.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
The result is an early onset of a hellish runaway greenhouse.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Mere hours after that hellish season finale, some good news!
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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After missing 27 games with a left hamstring strain, Zion Williamson returned to the court on Tuesday night and provided one of the few gratifying moments the New Orleans Pelicans could savor during an awful season.William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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But any Three Mile Island-style tech meltdown would come with awful collateral damage.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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But heroism from LaVine and Coby White (19 points, 5 assists) couldn’t offset a dreadful first half of haphazard ball handling and uninspired defense.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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For all that creative labor across the past century, the English-speaking world has been largely resigned to the idea of middle age as a dreadful, isolating crisis.Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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Also, there may be three outfits, but that’s less exciting when all three of them are hideous.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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And in reading on, it will be said up front that government spending is the most hideous, economy-sapping tax of all.John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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While the American food supply is among the safest in the world, the Food and Drug Administration estimates that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – the equivalent of sickening 1 in 6 Americans each year.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the difference is actually pretty shocking.Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 10 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, in a shocking move, Disney announced a deal to merge its Hulu + Live TV service with competitor Fubo.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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