hellish
adjective
of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible.
hellishly
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a word derived from
hellish.
Example Sentences
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He shepherds his wards through the landscape of their degradation, helping to set rules for coexistence—how to share scarce food, for instance, and their hellishly tight space—and teaching them to rise above their humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Nicolas Cage plays the hellishly demanding boss, in a movie that spoofs the way co-dependent relationships can drag on through a lifetime, becoming all-consuming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
If I was allowed to sum it up in my own words - I'd say it's been a hellishly difficult week.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
In the series’s view, the Yellowstone is a heaven that makes people behave hellishly, for the love of it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
It’s hellishly complex, and my father was probably the only one in the troupe who could do it justice.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
