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hellkite

hellkite noun: a person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.

Noun

hellkite (plural hellkites)

  1. A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.
    • O hellkite!1606, Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV.iii.217

Forms of hellkite

pluralhellkites

Origin of hellkite

From hell + kite, with the rapacious implication of kite (“bird of prey”).

Questions about hellkite

What does hellkite mean?
Hellkite means a person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.
What part of speech is hellkite?
Hellkite is a noun.
What is the plural of hellkite?
The plural of hellkite is hellkites.

Words near hellkite in the dictionary

  1. hellions
  2. hellish
  3. hellishly
  4. hellishness
  5. hellishnesses
  6. hellkite
  7. hellkites
  8. hellman
  9. Hellmann
  10. Hellmanns
  11. Hellmans

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