hellacious
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The job requirements are straightforward if not hellacious: Work at the office in person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
And surely the hellacious fire that destroyed the palace altered the mural colors from which the illustrator worked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
A younger married pair named Nick and Honey come over for the world’s longest and most hellacious nightcap.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
No matter which quarterback was under center, the Commanders had trouble stopping San Francisco’s hellacious front.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
The fear that prickled Mark’s skin was like nothing he’d ever felt, even after all the hellacious things they’d experienced since that day when all went dark in the subtrans.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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