hella

[ hel-uh ]

adverb

1. very; extremely:

   Those pictures were hella good.

adjective

1. great in number, measure, or degree; many; much:

   We all ate hella cake last night.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hella¹

First recorded in 1980–85; probably shortening of helluva

Example Sentences

Point is, for many cities, this process can take generations because it’s hella expensive.

From Voice of San Diego

She also, as becomes nakedly clear on the stretch of tracks that fellows, is allowed to be hella dirty.

From The Daily Beast

I am so unhappy; Hella consoles me as much as she can, but even she can't understand.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course Hella told the lieutenant that she was a colonel's daughter.

From Project Gutenberg

No, I never should have thought that Hella would prove to have been right in that matter.

From Project Gutenberg

Hella agrees, and we are really connoisseurs in the matter of sweets.

From Project Gutenberg

If Hella had not been absent to-day because of — —, she might have been able to whisper it to me.

From Project Gutenberg