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hell of a

/ˈhɛləvə/

hell of a adjective: intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.

Adjective

hell of a (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.
    • Well done! That's a hell of an achievement!
    • She had a hell of a time trying to open the jar. In the end she gave up: it was one hell of a cover.

Examples of hell of a in a sentence

  • Where were you? / I got lost in the woods. / Wow! Hell of a place to get lost!
  • Yeah, this was one hell of a party / Nobody ever got to bed / But the morning after's killing me / And I have to rest my head2007, “One Hell of a Party”, in Pocket Symphony, performed by Air ft. Jarvis Cocker:

Words formed from hell of a

Questions about hell of a

What does hell of a mean?
Hell of a means intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.
How do you use hell of a in a sentence?
Where were you? / I got lost in the woods. / Wow! Hell of a place to get lost!
What part of speech is hell of a?
Hell of a is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hell of a?
Hell of a is pronounced /ˈhɛləvə/.

Words near hell of a in the dictionary

  1. hell mend someone
  2. hell money
  3. hell night
  4. hell nights
  5. hell no
  6. hell of a
  7. hell on earth
  8. hell on wheels
  9. hell or high water
  10. hell pig
  11. hell pigs

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