as in horrible
of, resembling, or befitting hell
We've been having hellish weather lately. The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
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Recent Examples of hellish
But that doesn’t make watching Her Private Hell any less hellish.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Fueled by fentanyl and a new, psychosis-inducing form of methamphetamine, street homelessness is no longer confined to the 50 hellish blocks of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
—Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
One tweet features an AI cover of a fake Slayr album called BURGERMAN that imagines him as a half-burger, half-human hybrid engulfed in a hellish flood of grease and cheese splatter.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In all, Amazon’s new feature is a hellish experiment in engineering just about the most disingenuous content imaginable.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Fueled by fentanyl and a new, psychosis-inducing form of methamphetamine, street homelessness is no longer confined to the 50 hellish blocks of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
—Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
One tweet features an AI cover of a fake Slayr album called BURGERMAN that imagines him as a half-burger, half-human hybrid engulfed in a hellish flood of grease and cheese splatter.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In all, Amazon’s new feature is a hellish experiment in engineering just about the most disingenuous content imaginable.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish
Adjective
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The companies try to slow down this process by submerging it in oil, but the resulting flavor is horrible.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.—
Zach Schiffman,
Curbed,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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But their pitching staff has been disappointing to awful, and there's little help coming from the farm system.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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In fact, this version of Louis sounds an awful lot like Lestat.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Minnesota produced these numbers without left tackle Christian Darrisaw consistently on the field and with dreadful quarterback play.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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World Cup qualifying wins over Argentina and Brazil in 2023 were followed by a dreadful stretch with just one win in 12 games between summer of 2024 and summer of 2025.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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This is a hideous colour, the sort that shouldn’t be seen anywhere other than on someone helping kids cross the road near a school.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Here are the five most shocking moments from Dutton Ranch season 1, episode 6.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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While this may seem shocking, the most important variables found by Yartseva are informative.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellish. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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