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
The letter also lifted the lid on some of the hellish conditions at MDC Brooklyn, where Combs has been since last September.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
This was a test of endurance, against each other and against the hellish conditions in the ring.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Change, even from his hellish situation, felt threatening.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The stakes are high for exoplanets, too, where a small push in atmosphere, clouds, or volcanism could lock worlds into hellish states.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
This was a test of endurance, against each other and against the hellish conditions in the ring.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Change, even from his hellish situation, felt threatening.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The stakes are high for exoplanets, too, where a small push in atmosphere, clouds, or volcanism could lock worlds into hellish states.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish
Adjective
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Miami could choose to move on from the star receiver due to the horrible season-ending injury.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many of the game’s best teams spent the regular season alternating between brilliant and horrible.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Once the selloff happened, the Twins were destined to be awful for the final two months, all but sealing Baldelli’s fate.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s the awful low; but Dunne’s story is ultimately one of redemption.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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New York Mets team owner Steve Cohen addressed disappointed fans on Monday after the team suffered a dreadful collapse and missed the postseason.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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One of the most hideous of the victim/perps is Jennifer McCabe.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To come in and have [designers] fight over my Polaroid would be so sickening, or even a judge on the show.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Man arrested for sickening act at Charlie Kirk memorial outside Turning Point HQ MAJOR HEADLINES PARTY POWERPLAY – Zohran Mamdani lands key endorsement in New York City mayoral race.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That’s the most shocking thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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As if that wasn’t enough motivation, the Horned Frogs (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) will face Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2) for the first time since Sanders led the Buffs to a shocking 45-42 upset in Fort Worth to open the 2023 season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellish. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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