"hellishly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more hellishly [comparative], most hellishly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English hellish Middle English -ly English -ly English hellishly From hellish + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hellish|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English hellish Middle English -ly English -ly English hellishly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hellishly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hellishly"> From hellish + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|hellish|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- /*ḱol-yeh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *haljō Proto-West Germanic *hallju Old English hell Middle English helle English hell Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English hellish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hellishly From hellish + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} hellishly (comparative more hellishly, superlative most hellishly)
  1. In a hellish manner. Translations (in a hellish manner): helvetillisesti (Finnish), а́дски (ádski) (Russian), malvadamente (Spanish)
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