hellaciousadj.adv.

Brit.

/hɛˈleɪʃəs/, U.S.

/hɛˈleɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell n., -acious suffix.

Etymology: < hell n. + -acious suffix. Compare slightly earlier bodacious adj.

U.S. slang.

1. Terrific, tremendous, remarkable. Also occasionally as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable

outnumenc1225

whata1325

outnemea1400

excessive1477

superiora1500

supernatural?1537

supereminent?1563

extraordinary1572

no mean ——1580

metaphysical1589

superhumana1629

uncommon1700

unco1724

some1808

hellacious1847

helluva1905

(a) hang of a1941

1847 Spirit of Times 30 Jan. 579/1 In your mad capers, you hellacious scamp.

a1897 F. B. Lloyd Sketches Country Life (1898) xliv. 264 The various and sundry things that me and you..do know to a most hellacious certainty..would make a whole passel.

1934 Amer. Speech 9 289/1 Hellacious, outstanding.

1976 Business Week (Industr. ed.) 4 Oct. 38 e/2 The CB industry is in a ‘hellacious slump’.

1986 R. J. Conley Back to Malachi vii. 45 He came down with a hellacious loud stomp, still hanging on to his left foot with his right hand.

2005 Time 31 Jan. 59/1 While James' hellacious dunks evoke Jordan, his height and court vision..mirror those of..Magic Johnson.

2. Extremely unpleasant or difficult; awful, dreadful, hellish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant > extremely

queasy1937

cunty1943

cuntish1962

gut-wrenching1972

toe-curling1976

hellacious1977

hackit1985

1977 Washington Post 12 Sept. d7/4 I've seen guys who broke people's jaws... And broken rib cages... Those are hellacious things.

1980 N.Y. Times 23 Sept. c22/1 I was in Vietnam for two years and I've seen some hellacious sights over there.

1992 A. Walker Possessing Secret of Joy xi. 174 Pierre laughs at my concern, gracefully refraining from observing aloud that my own marriage has been hellacious.

2006 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 4 Oct. 2 d We had a pretty hellacious six weeks early last year because of the seizures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hellacious
释义	hellaciousadj.adv. Brit. /hɛˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /hɛˈleɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell n., -acious suffix. Etymology: < hell n. + -acious suffix. Compare slightly earlier bodacious adj. U.S. slang. 1. Terrific, tremendous, remarkable. Also occasionally as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable outnumenc1225 whata1325 outnemea1400 excessive1477 superiora1500 supernatural?1537 supereminent?1563 extraordinary1572 no mean ——1580 metaphysical1589 superhumana1629 uncommon1700 unco1724 some1808 hellacious1847 helluva1905 (a) hang of a1941 1847 Spirit of Times 30 Jan. 579/1 In your mad capers, you hellacious scamp. a1897 F. B. Lloyd Sketches Country Life (1898) xliv. 264 The various and sundry things that me and you..do know to a most hellacious certainty..would make a whole passel. 1934 Amer. Speech 9 289/1 Hellacious, outstanding. 1976 Business Week (Industr. ed.) 4 Oct. 38 e/2 The CB industry is in a ‘hellacious slump’. 1986 R. J. Conley Back to Malachi vii. 45 He came down with a hellacious loud stomp, still hanging on to his left foot with his right hand. 2005 Time 31 Jan. 59/1 While James' hellacious dunks evoke Jordan, his height and court vision..mirror those of..Magic Johnson. 2. Extremely unpleasant or difficult; awful, dreadful, hellish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant > extremely queasy1937 cunty1943 cuntish1962 gut-wrenching1972 toe-curling1976 hellacious1977 hackit1985 1977 Washington Post 12 Sept. d7/4 I've seen guys who broke people's jaws... And broken rib cages... Those are hellacious things. 1980 N.Y. Times 23 Sept. c22/1 I was in Vietnam for two years and I've seen some hellacious sights over there. 1992 A. Walker Possessing Secret of Joy xi. 174 Pierre laughs at my concern, gracefully refraining from observing aloud that my own marriage has been hellacious. 2006 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 4 Oct. 2 d We had a pretty hellacious six weeks early last year because of the seizures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1847
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