"hellsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hellsome [comparative], most hellsome [superlative], hell-some [alternative]
Etymology: From hell + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hell|some}} hell + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} hellsome (comparative more hellsome, superlative most hellsome)
  1. Marked by hell or hellishness
    Sense id: en-hellsome-en-adj-urxmG-uL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Adverb

Forms: more hellsome [comparative], most hellsome [superlative], hell-some [alternative]
Etymology: From hell + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hell|some}} hell + -some Head templates: {{en-adv}} hellsome (comparative more hellsome, superlative most hellsome)
  1. (informal, nonstandard) In a hellsome manner; hellishly Tags: informal, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-hellsome-en-adv-ADTkDZlK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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