Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Distasteful and repellant.
- adjective Slang Extraordinary; remarkable.
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- adjective
nasty ,repellent - adjective slang
remarkable ,unbelievable ,unusual
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He takes us back to his youth in "hellacious" Brownsville, Brooklyn of the 1970s, telling us that before he became a street thug, he was the target of neighborhood bullies because he lacked the confidence to stand up for himself.
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Nicole Belle, from who I borrowed the long quote above, asks: "What kind of hellacious Kool-aid are they serving down at the Weekly Standard?"
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Miller was his usual forthright self, saying Tiger Woods was "hellacious" Sunday.
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Besides modeling, she said she'd been writing her autobiography and spending time on her 300-acre Rattlesnake Ranch in the Southwest, where she drives a "hellacious" truck and an "even meaner" Jeep, rides motorcycles and hot-tubs naked.
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Francis's flexibility extends to special teams, where Etcheverry noted he's "hellacious" in kick coverage.
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New York state Senate a "hellacious" place, the president of a statewide group warned local hospital leaders they're in for a bumpy ride.
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To them, Iraq was some kind of hellacious mess for a while, so pulling our troops was not such a crazy idea.
Back Talk 2008
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Although he was deemed a failure as a starter, at his worst Mr. Chamberlain posted numbers better than that, and did it pitching in the hellacious AL East.
Soriano Signing Raises Questions About Joba Dan Barbarisi 2011
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The first week of Jerry Brown's governorship told us a lot, and set the stage for the second week, in which a hellacious state budget proposal is dominating.
William Bradley: The Jerry Brown Era Unfolds (Again) William Bradley 2011
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The first week of Jerry Brown's governorship told us a lot, and set the stage for the second week, in which a hellacious state budget proposal is dominating.
William Bradley: The Jerry Brown Era Unfolds (Again) William Bradley 2011
drumr4evr commented on the word hellacious
very powerful; extremely difficult
September 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word hellacious
not quite the same as hellish.
October 19, 2007