Definition of Hellacious

1. Adjective. nasty, repellent ¹

2. Adjective. (slang) remarkable, unbelievable, unusual ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hellacious

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellacious

hell-rooster
hell and half of Georgia
hell and tommy
hell dust
hell for leather
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
hell hound
hell hounds
hell on earth
hell on wheels
hell or high water
hell raising
hell to pay
hell west and crooked
hella-
hellacious (current term)
hellaciously
hellbender
hellbenders
hellbent
hellbound
hellbox
hellboxes
hellbred
hellbrewed
hellbroth
hellbroths
hellburner
hellburners
hellcat

Literary usage of Hellacious

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition: An American by Maria Elizabeth Hewitt, Patricia A. Ganz (2006)
"... treatment at the National Naval Medical Center, radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and a pretty hellacious course of events over the next couple of years ..."

2. The Duality of His Life: Human Nature Versus Nurture: An Illustration of the ...by James Spade by James Spade (2006)
"As a result, Cheryl's barely perceptible moans turn into hellacious hollering as the neural block quickly subsides and lower back pain overtakes her—she is ..."

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