Word
helluva
Phoneticshel·lu·va
US/ˌhɛˈɫuvə/
UK/hˈɛləvɐ/
Definition
adv. a very great amount of something. You use this when you want to say something is extremely good or bad in a casual way.
adv. an extremely large amount or degree of something.
Examples
“That was a helluva party last night.”
“The team put in a helluva effort during the final minutes of the game to secure the victory.”
“After a helluva long journey across the continent, the travelers were finally ready to rest and enjoy the local cuisine.”
Examples
simple
“That was a helluva party last night.”
contextual
“The team put in a helluva effort during the final minutes of the game to secure the victory.”
complex
“After a helluva long journey across the continent, the travelers were finally ready to rest and enjoy the local cuisine.”
Real-World Examples
“He looked a bit like a cross between Diego Simeone and Gerard Piqué, which would be a helluva style of play to master.” Etymology
Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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