a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. |
Adj. | 1. | hellish - very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" |
2. | hellish - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" |