hellish
adjective
hell·ish
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Definition of hellish
: of, resembling, or befitting hell
broadly
: terrible
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Examples of hellish in a Sentence
We've been having hellish weather lately.
The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
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People on the ground described a hellish night as Hurricane Dorian slammed into Grand Bahama Island on Sunday as a Category 5 storm with winds of 180 mph. — Gianluca Mezzofiore And Doug Criss, CNN, "Witnesses describe scenes of devastation as Dorian batters the Bahamas," 2 Sep. 2019 Her wedding dress mirrors her character's inner journey, starting out pristine and gradually getting more ripped and stained with blood and gore as her hellish wedding night progresses. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Pitch-perfect Ready or Not is a sharp and witty blood-soaked delight," 21 Aug. 2019 Riding the Subway Because owning a car in the city is expensive, parking is impossible, and traffic is hellish, most people in NYC get around using the subway. — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Essential Things to Know Before You Visit New York City," 20 Aug. 2019 When greater challenges emerge in the form of powerful, health-depleting bosses, your suit's jump and dash abilities are just solid enough to afford you the opportunity to survive some hellish firepower. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Metal Wolf Chaos XD: A weirdly timed return to 2004’s robo-blasting innocence," 6 Aug. 2019 The hellish train ride extended all along the New Haven Line in southern Fairfield County Saturday night, enraging and frustrating Connecticut travelers trying to get home from New York. — Lydia Gerike, courant.com, "From Grand Central to Fairfield in seven hours: Inside the ‘train ride from hell’," 5 Aug. 2019 Bon Odori, or simply Bon dance, originates from the story of Mokuren, a close disciple of the Buddha whose mother is released from a hellish realm because of his charitable acts. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "12 things to do this weekend: Impossible Science Festival, SummerFest, ‘Forging Territories’," 2 Aug. 2019 That means experts can effectively see their evolution through time, all the way back to their creation at hellish depths. — Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, "Magma speed record set by Icelandic volcano," 23 July 2019 Scott, interviewed here, is still amazed that Armstrong could not only figure out what happened but could maneuver his body to get to the correct switch under those hellish conditions. — Kenneth Turan, Twin Cities, "‘Armstrong’ documentary examines the man behind the moon landing," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hellish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hellish
hellish
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of hellish
: very bad, unpleasant, or shocking
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hellish
adjective
hell·ish
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Kids Definition of hellish
: extremely bad
hellish violence
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