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hell•ish
Pronunciation: (hel'ish), [key]—
adj.
1. of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible:
It was a hellish war.
2. miserable; abominable; execrable:
We had a hellish time getting through traffic.
3. devilishly bad:
The child's behavior was hellish most of the day. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.