hellishly

English

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 -isch
English -ish
English hellish
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English hellishly

    From hellish + -ly.

    Adverb

    hellishly (comparative more hellishly, superlative most hellishly)

    1. In a hellish manner.
      • 1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London:
        I expect you to feel pretty sick, but if you imagine that this means nothing to me either, you are hellishly mistaken.

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