hellaciousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Unclear origins; perhaps from hell +‎ -acious

発音

• IPA: /hɛˈleɪʃəs/
• ハイフネーション: hel‧la‧cious
• 韻: -eɪʃəs

形容詞

hellacious (comparative more hellacious, superlative most hellacious)

1. horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing, difficult.
   • 2007, Dan Horgan, Bringing Back Boxing: A Young Journalist's Attempt to Revive the Sweet Science, page 86:

     Because he throws so many hellacious punches, he has the chance of knocking out any fighter on any given night.

2. nasty, repellent.
3. (slang) Remarkable, unbelievable, unusual.

派生語

• hellaciously
• hellaciousness