Hellish and Terrible

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Hellish

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

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Terrible and hellish are semantically related. in atrocious topic. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Hellish", when it comes to topics like fiendish.

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Terrible

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

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Hellish and terrible are semantically related. You can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Terrible".

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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Hellish Horse: Bad Horse is a black horse who doesn't look like anything special but his Coconut Superpowers include a "terrible death whinny." He must have done something evil to cause Penny to look horrified at the mention of the Thoroughbred of Sin.

Source: Web Video / Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

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