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helluva.

(A) hell of a; extreme.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhɛləvə/
  1. (A) hell of a; extreme.

    colloquial · not-comparable
    They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.
    Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!
Where this word comes from

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

adv/ˈhɛləvə/
  1. ; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.

    colloquial · not-comparable
    We had a helluva good time at the party.
Where this word comes from

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

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