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hellacious

Pronunciation: /hɛˈleɪʃəs/
Definition of hellacious

adjective

North American informal
  • very great, bad, or overwhelming:there was this hellacious hailstorm

Derivatives

hellaciously

adverb

Origin:

1930s: from hell + -acious, perhaps suggested by bodacious

hellacious in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hellacious in the US English dictionary
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