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hellacious

or ³ó±ð±ô·±ô²¹Â·³¦±ð´Ç³Ü²õ

[ he-ley-shuhs ]

adjective

Slang.
  1. remarkable; astonishing:

    They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.

  2. formidably difficult:

    We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard.



hellacious

/ ³óɛˈ±ô±ðɪʃə²õ /

adjective

  1. remarkable; horrifying
  2. wonderful; excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hellacious1

hell + -acious (extracted from audacious, sagacious, vivacious, etc.), perhaps with intensive or augmentative force; bodacious, splendacious
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hellacious1

C20: from hell + -acious as in audacious
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There’s nothing to-the-manor-born about him; one of the book’s liveliest chapters chronicles his time working on a Canadian railroad line, sweating elbow-to-elbow with ex-convicts and other misfits with whom he developed camaraderie and a hellacious work ethic.

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A younger married pair named Nick and Honey come over for the world’s longest and most hellacious nightcap.

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Saban had turned another national stage into a disaster, a vast abyss of icy winds and hellacious fury.

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Short-handed and gassed thanks to a hellacious schedule that’s had the team on the road 11 times in the last 14 games, the Lakers found a level of confidence and intensity its mostly only flashed since winning the in-season tournament.

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A hellacious stretch continues Thursday in Minnesota.

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