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  • 1. hellish
  • Rhymes with Hellish
  • Hellish in a sentence
  • Quotes about Hellish
  • 2. hellish
Table of Contents
  • 1. hellish
  • Rhymes with Hellish
  • Hellish in a sentence
  • Quotes about Hellish
  • 2. hellish
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. hellish

adjective. ['ˈhɛlɪʃ'] very unpleasant.

Synonyms

  • beastly
  • unpleasant

Antonyms

  • supernal
  • moral
  • right

Etymology

  • -ish (English)
  • -ish (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • hell (English)
  • helle (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Hellish

  • embellish
  • relish
  • mellish
  • elish

Sentences with hellish


1. Adjective
The town’s hellish theme erupts in celebration every year in its series of community events.

Quotes about hellish


1. Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish.
- Octavia Butler

2. The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
- Tom Waits

3. When you have a good romance, find ways to make their lives miserable and hellish...Do you think 'Titanic' would have been so popular if they had both lived? Not a prayer.
- Orson Scott Card

2. hellish

adjective. ['ˈhɛlɪʃ'] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.

Synonyms

  • diabolical
  • fiendish
  • infernal
  • evil
  • satanic
  • demonic
  • diabolic

Antonyms

  • unholiness
  • holy
  • righteous
  • blessed

Etymology

  • -ish (English)
  • -ish (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • hell (English)
  • helle (Middle English (1100-1500))
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