hellacious








adjective Slang.

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

adjective US slang

  1. remarkable; horrifying
  2. wonderful; excellent
adj.

1930s, college slang, from hell + fanciful ending (cf. bodacious).

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