hellish

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- /*ḱol-yeh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *haljō Proto-West Germanic *hallju Old English hell Middle English helle English hell Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hellish From hell + -ish.

1. infernal, related or similar to hell.

   “Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]”

2. causing great pain, discomfort or distress.

   “I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.”