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hellish

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

  1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
    I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

  • awful
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • nightmarish
  • infernal

Antonyms

  • heavenly

Related terms

  • see hell

Translations

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malicious

English

Alternative forms

  • malitious (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (malice), from malus (bad). Displaced native Old English yfelwillende.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: m?l?sh'?s, IPA(key): /m??l???s/

Adjective

malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
  2. spiteful and deliberately harmful
    He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

Synonyms

  • malevolent
  • evil
  • See also Thesaurus:evil

Derived terms

  • maliciously
  • maliciousness
  • malicious mischief

Translations

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