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单词 hellacious
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hellacious

or hel·la·ceous

[ he-ley-shuhs ]
/ hɛˈleɪ ʃəs /
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adjective Slang.

remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
formidably difficult: We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard.

Origin of hellacious

hell + -acious (extracted from audacious, sagacious, vivacious, etc.), perhaps with intensive or augmentative force; cf. bodacious, splendacious

Words nearby hellacious

helium I, helium II, helix, hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather
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British Dictionary definitions for hellacious

hellacious
/ (hɛˈleɪʃəs) /

adjective US slang

remarkable; horrifying
wonderful; excellent

Word Origin for hellacious

C20: from hell + -acious as in audacious
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