Adjective: hellish he-lish
- Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
"hellish torture";
- demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, infernal, satanic, unholy, satanical [rare]
- [informal] Very unpleasant, difficult, or awful
"hellish weather";
- beastly [informal], god-awful [informal], horrible [informal], hellacious [N. Amer, informal]
See also: evil, unpleasant
Encyclopedia: Hellish