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单词 hell-fired
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Definition of hell-fired in English:

hell-fired

adjective ˈhɛlfʌɪəd
informal
  • 1Of, characterized by, or suggestive of, hell-fire; fuelled by evil.

  • 2As an intensive: terrible, ‘damned’. Compare "all-fired [adverb]". Now rare (chiefly US in later use).

adverb ˈhɛlfʌɪəd
informal
  • As an intensive: very, extremely, ‘damned’.

Origin

Mid 17th century. From hell-fire + -ed. With use as adverb compare slightly later hell-fire.

 
 

Definition of hell-fired in US English:

hell-fired

adjectiveˈhɛlfʌɪəd
informal
  • 1Of, characterized by, or suggestive of, hell-fire; fuelled by evil.

  • 2As an intensive: terrible, ‘damned’. Compare "all-fired [adverb]". Now rare (chiefly US in later use).

adverbˈhɛlfʌɪəd
informal
  • As an intensive: very, extremely, ‘damned’.

Origin

Mid 17th century. From hell-fire + -ed. With use as adverb compare slightly later hell-fire.

 
 
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