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helluva

[ hel-uh-vuh ]

adjective

, Informal.
  1. hell of a (used as an intensifier):

    We had a helluva time getting through the heavy traffic.

    She's a helluva good player!



helluva

/ ˈhɛləvə /

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    he's a helluva guy

    a helluva difficult job

  2. (intensifier)

    it's helluva tough out here

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of helluva1

First recorded in 1915–20; a phonetic spelling representation of hell of a in continuous rapid speech
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Example Sentences

Honestly, I couldn’t tell you which one I like more, though I will say that the lamb shank, with its protruding bone, makes for one helluva Instagram post.

All of this is too bad, because it means you almost certainly don’t know that crits are, in fact, a helluva lot of fun to watch.

Hosting the show really is the most thankless—and one of the most trying—jobs in showbiz, but DeGeneres did a helluva job.

“This Congress has not instilled a helluva lot of confidence in the party,” says longtime consultant Mark Corallo.

There are a helluva lot of reasons to cast aspersions on Mumford & Sons.

To her credit, she did a helluva job—even premiering an unreleased Deadmau5 song.

All things considered, Cheney remains convinced that he did a helluva job.

For a helluva long time you've answered nobody—though everyone in the Bunch must have tried beaming you.

But that would still be one helluva lot better than letting millions of acre feet just seep out to sea.

Any missing telenizer equipment would cause a helluva fuss, and there hasn't been any fuss.

I ain't been downtown in—excuse me—such a helluva long time I don't know what it's like at all.

You'll find yourself having one helluva time floating that loan you need next month.

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