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hellacious

[he-lay-shuhs] / hɛˈleɪ ʃəs /


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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

“But I know that she was really proud of the fact that the other pilots would follow her into this hellacious scenario with complete trust.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

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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