helluva

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛləvə/

Definition of helluva

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable)(A) hell of a; extreme.
    “They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.”
    “Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!”
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adj

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable)(A) hell of a; extreme.
    “They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.”
    “Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!”

adv

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable); (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
    “We had a helluva good time at the party.”

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Etymology

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

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