hellishingadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛlᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛləʃɪŋ/, Australian English

/ˈheləʃɪŋ/, New Zealand English

/ˈheləʃɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– hellashin, 1900s– hellashing, 1900s– hellashun, 1900s– hellishing, 1900s– hellishun.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hellish adj., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < hellish adj. + -ing suffix².

slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand).

A. adj.

As an intensifier: terrible, hellish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > very great or extreme > specifically of something bad or reprobated

woefula1400

mortalc1425

preciousc1475

fine1559

trim1569

gay1581

unconscionable1590

pocky1601

abominable1612

fearful1634

handsome1638

plaguey1694

dreadful1700

awfy1724

murrain1728

diabolical1750

deuced1782

dire1836

sinful1863

sodding1881

blooming1882

flaming1895

ruddy1896

abysmal1904

awful1916

hellishing1927

right1958

steaming1962

schwag1993

1927 W. D. Steele Man who saw through Heaven 79 The black midges are hellishing all along under there.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 35 Hellishun, an intensive used widely by children.

1967 K. Giles Death & Mr. Prettyman vii. 145 The journey was as hellishing as he remembered.

2002 Tune in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Aug. I tend to think that Tune has already paid enough of a price—he has had to go through a fairly hellishing public process.

B. adv.

As an intensifier: terribly, very.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very

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swith971

wellOE

fullOE

rightc1175

muchc1225

wellac1275

gainlya1375

endlyc1440

hard?1440

very1448

odda1500

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ever so1686

heartily1727

real1771

precious1775

quarely1805

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freely1820

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gurt1824

almighty1830

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gradely1850

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bonny1857

heavens1858

veddy1859

canny1867

some1867

oh-so1881

storming1883

spanking1886

socking1896

hefty1898

velly1898

fair dinkum1904

plurry1907

Pygmalion1914

dinkum1915

beaucoup1918

dirty1920

molto1923

snorting1924

honking1929

hellishing1931

thumpingly1948

way1965

mega1966

mondo1968

seriously1970

totally1972

mucho1978

stonking1990

1931 Amer. Speech 6 434 This is a hellishin' fine time to tell us about it.

1950 Landfall 4 38 It's hellashin funny.

1968 ‘E. McGirr’ Lead-lined Coffin iii. 114 I don't know that anybody..has any knowledge of how hellishing thorough we are.

1999 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 1 Alan Andrews said areas inland from Waimate and into North Otago were ‘hellishing dry’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hellishing
释义	hellishingadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛlᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛləʃɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈheləʃɪŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈheləʃɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– hellashin, 1900s– hellashing, 1900s– hellashun, 1900s– hellishing, 1900s– hellishun. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hellish adj., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently < hellish adj. + -ing suffix². slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A. adj. As an intensifier: terrible, hellish. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > very great or extreme > specifically of something bad or reprobated woefula1400 mortalc1425 preciousc1475 fine1559 trim1569 gay1581 unconscionable1590 pocky1601 abominable1612 fearful1634 handsome1638 plaguey1694 dreadful1700 awfy1724 murrain1728 diabolical1750 deuced1782 dire1836 sinful1863 sodding1881 blooming1882 flaming1895 ruddy1896 abysmal1904 awful1916 hellishing1927 right1958 steaming1962 schwag1993 1927 W. D. Steele Man who saw through Heaven 79 The black midges are hellishing all along under there. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 35 Hellishun, an intensive used widely by children. 1967 K. Giles Death & Mr. Prettyman vii. 145 The journey was as hellishing as he remembered. 2002 Tune in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Aug. I tend to think that Tune has already paid enough of a price—he has had to go through a fairly hellishing public process. B. adv. As an intensifier: terribly, very. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very tooc888 swith971 wellOE wellOE fullOE rightc1175 muchc1225 wellac1275 gainlya1375 endlyc1440 hard?1440 very1448 odda1500 great1535 jolly1549 fellc1600 veryvery1649 gooda1655 vastly1664 strange1667 bloody1676 ever so1686 heartily1727 real1771 precious1775 quarely1805 murry1818 très1819 freely1820 powerfula1822 gurt1824 almighty1830 heap1832 all-fired1833 gradely1850 real1856 bonny1857 heavens1858 veddy1859 canny1867 some1867 oh-so1881 storming1883 spanking1886 socking1896 hefty1898 velly1898 fair dinkum1904 plurry1907 Pygmalion1914 dinkum1915 beaucoup1918 dirty1920 molto1923 snorting1924 honking1929 hellishing1931 thumpingly1948 way1965 mega1966 mondo1968 seriously1970 totally1972 mucho1978 stonking1990 1931 Amer. Speech 6 434 This is a hellishin' fine time to tell us about it. 1950 Landfall 4 38 It's hellashin funny. 1968 ‘E. McGirr’ Lead-lined Coffin iii. 114 I don't know that anybody..has any knowledge of how hellishing thorough we are. 1999 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 1 Alan Andrews said areas inland from Waimate and into North Otago were ‘hellishing dry’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1927
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