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as hell

as hell adverb: to a great extent or degree; very.

Adverb

as hell

  1. (postpositional, vulgar, simile) To a great extent or degree; very.
    • It's cold as hell in here!
    • It was icy as hell on the road that morning, and as I put my brakes on, the van just kept going.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, hell.
    • My Soul forſakes her vain Delight, / and bids the World farewel, / Baſe as the Dirt beneath my Feet, / And miſcheivous as Hell.1707, Isaac Watts, “Parting with Carnal Joys”, in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, London: J. Humfreys, page 87

Examples of as hell in a sentence

  • Kim's phony as hell.
  • The neighbor's dog is loud as hell.
  • With conscience wide as hell, mowing like grass1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […]...
  • Two thousand years of waiting for their Messiah, and they're still persistent as hell.2001, Dan Brown, Angels and Demons:
  • Just annoying as hell, as obnoxious as hell, and as effective as hell.2004, James W. Huston, Secret Justice:
  • Even though he was frightened for them, even though he was scared as hell to fail them, it felt so good to know these people cared when he hurt!2004, Teralee E. M. Bird, Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang:

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Questions about as hell

What does as hell mean?
As hell means to a great extent or degree; very.
How do you use as hell in a sentence?
Kim's phony as hell.
What part of speech is as hell?
As hell is an adverb.

Words near as hell in the dictionary

  1. as good as
  2. as good as it gets
  3. as good as new
  4. as happy as a pig in mud
  5. as heck
  6. as hell
  7. as I live and breathe
  8. as I live by bread
  9. as I see it
  10. as I was saying
  11. as if

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