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hellacious.

horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing, difficult.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hɛˈleɪʃəs/
  1. horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing, difficult.

  2. nasty, repellent.

  3. Remarkable, unbelievable, unusual.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Unclear origins; perhaps from hell + -acious

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