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hellacious
adjective
USuk /həˈleɪ.ʃəs/ us /həˈleɪ.ʃəs/
hellaciousadjective (STRONG)
very strong, powerful, or impressive:
The storm brought hellacious winds that made the trees sway and rattled the windows.
The pitcher throws hellacious curveballs that keep batters off balance.
The boxer got decked by a hellacious left hook.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physically strong and powerful
(as) tough as old bootsidiom
beefy
billy-o
brute
brute forcephrase
bulletproof
indestructibly
industrial-strength
intensely
invincible
invincibly
ruggedly
shatterproof
shockproof
sinewy
souped-up
stalwart
violent
washboard stomach
with a vengeanceidiom
hellaciousadjective (DIFFICULT)
causing pain or difficulty:
The traffic on the boulevard is hellacious and makes for tense driving.
The coach subjected the players to long, hellacious workouts in preparation for the tournament.
After walking through the city in these shoes all day, I have hellacious blisters on both feet.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pain & painful
-racked
aches and pains
achy
agonizing
analgesia
be murder on somethingidiom
birth pangs
brain freeze
excruciating
grief
neuralgia
painlessly
pang
prick
rawness
sciatic
sore
sting
stitch
throb
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