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helluva

/ˈhɛləvə/

helluva adjective: (A) hell of a; extreme.

Adjective

helluva (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) (A) hell of a; extreme.
    • They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.
    • Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!

Adverb

helluva (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) ; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
    • We had a helluva good time at the party.

Origin of helluva

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

Words formed from helluva

Questions about helluva

What does helluva mean?
Helluva means (A) hell of a; extreme.
What part of speech is helluva?
Helluva can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce helluva?
Helluva is pronounced /ˈhɛləvə/.

Words near helluva in the dictionary

  1. helluo
  2. helluo librorum
  3. helluones librorum
  4. helluos
  5. helluv
  6. helluva
  7. helluvalot
  8. helluvan
  9. hellward
  10. hellwards
  11. hellweed

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