Hellish and Rotten

Hellish

Hellish adjective - Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.

Rotten and hellish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Hellish".

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Rotten

Rotten adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: had a rotten time while on vacation

Hellish and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Rotten".

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

Both words in one sentence

  • Big Applesauce If a story depicts New York as an unlivable hellish Wretched Hive (and is usually set during the period from the mid 1960s through the early 1990s), the sub-trope of Big Applesauce, The Big Rotten Apple, comes into play.
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