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hellacious

hel la cious |heˈlāSHəs hɛˈleɪʃəs | adjective informal very great, bad, or overwhelming: there was this hellacious hailstorm. DERIVATIVES hel la cious ly adverb ORIGIN 1930s: from hell + -acious, perhaps suggested by bodacious .

 

Oxford Dictionary

hellacious

hellacious |hɛˈleɪʃəs | adjective N. Amer. informal very great, bad, or overwhelming: there was this hellacious hailstorm. DERIVATIVES hellaciously adverb ORIGIN 1930s: from hell + -acious, perhaps suggested by bodacious .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hellacious

hel la cious /həléɪʃ (ə )s /形容詞 ⦅米話 ⦆最高 [最低 ]の ; どえらい, ものすごい .