Evil and Hellish

Evil

Evil adjective - Morally bad or wrong.
Usage example: evil deeds

Hellish is a synonym for evil in diabolical topic. In some cases you can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Evil", when it comes to topics like demonic.

Nearby Word: evilly

Hellish

Hellish adjective - Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.
Usage example: hellish torture

Evil is a synonym for hellish in character trait topic. You can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Hellish", if it concerns topics such as devilish, diabolical.

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Both words in one sentence

  • God Is Evil He runs a hellish planet dedicated to this with all his lieutenants being other evil gods.
    Source: God Is Evil
  • Don't Go in the Woods The aptly-named Ghostwood Forest around the town of Twin Peaks, which contains a portal to the hellish Black Lodge, and is creeping with vaguely-defined evil and terrifying demonic owls.
  • The Corruption In Legend of the Five Rings, the Shadowlands is a vast wasteland infected with the evil of the hellish realm of Jigoku.
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