Hellish

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
  • adj. Highly unpleasant: hellish weather.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to hell; fit for or like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. very unpleasant
  • adj. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
  • Equivalent
    unpleasant    evil   
    Antonym
    heavenly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    infernal    malignant    wicked    detestable    diabolical    devilish    nightmarish    terrible    horrible    awful   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    embellish    relish   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fiendish    infernal    murderous    frightful    unholy    horrid    unbearable    gruesome    inhuman    unspeakable