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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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scandalous

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scandalosus, via French scandaleuse; as if scandal + -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?skænd?l?s/

Adjective

scandalous (comparative more scandalous, superlative most scandalous)

  1. Wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
    • 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
      The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.
  2. Malicious, defamatory.
    • 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
      These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.
    • 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
      I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous, and seldom true.
  3. Outrageous; exceeding reasonable limits.

Derived terms

  • scandalously
  • scandalousness

Translations

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