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From, or associated with, hell or its inhabitants

Extremely difficult or unpleasant

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted

Extremely cruel or brutal

Having or displaying malice, evil or vindictiveness

Involving or characterized by bloodshed or violence

Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

Unnatural or unusual, especially in a way that is potentially harmful

Generally causing distress, anguish or anxiety

Extremely (used for emphasis)

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Adjective

From, or associated with, hell or its inhabitants

Mephistophelian

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

mephistophelean

phantasmagorical

good-for-nothing

indescribably wicked

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably evil

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“These hellish demons will prey upon the unbelieving.”

Adjective

Extremely difficult or unpleasant

less-than-stellar

very unpleasant

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

not quite the done thing

beyond the pale

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“In a way, that makes this job even harder than some of the hellish jobs I've had in the past.”

Adjective

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

life-threatening

extremely critical

extremely painful

rubbing the wrong way

all-encompassing

bred-in-the-bone

greatest possible

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Adjective

So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

emotionally draining

emotionally exhausting

emotionally depleting

no piece of cake

difficult going

character-building

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Adjective

Extremely cruel or brutal

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

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Adjective

Having or displaying malice, evil or vindictiveness

evil-intentioned

Adjective

Involving or characterized by bloodshed or violence

uncompassionate

involving bloodshed

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

lacking compassion

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

evil-intentioned

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

ill-humoured^UK

Mephistophelian

red in tooth and claw

rubbing the wrong way

as hard as nails

confrontational

unsportsmanlike

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

double-crossing

without sentiment

beyond the pale

mephistophelean

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

unimpressionable

out for revenge

at each other's throats

overextravagant

dyed-in-the-wool

bound and determined

life-threatening

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

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Adjective

Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

uncommunicative

ill-humoured^UK

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Adjective

Unnatural or unusual, especially in a way that is potentially harmful

Adjective

Generally causing distress, anguish or anxiety

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

poverty-stricken

uncomplimentary

full of hardship

ill-favoured^UK

looking on the black side

life-threatening

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Adverb

Extremely (used for emphasis)

extraordinarily

to a great extent

to a great degree

by leaps and bounds

to the nth degree

on a grand scale

too … for words

by a great amount

extremely badly

to too great an extent

to too great an degree

by a great deal

in all respects

in every respect

one-hundred percent

in a marked degree

a hundred per cent

no strings attached

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

marvellously^UK

mind-bogglingly

unprecedentedly

preternaturally

distinguishedly

superabundantly

comprehensively

unconventionally

heart-stoppingly

on a large scale

consequentially

disproportionately

in a grand manner

supercalifragilisticexpialidociously

multitudinously

transcendentally

uncharacteristically

idiosyncratically

to a large extent

incomprehensibly

splendiferously

invigoratingly^US

inspirationally

revolutionarily

groundbreakingly

indiscriminately

unrealistically

amongst the most

one of the most

quintessentially

in great measure

thaumaturgically

through and through

to a marked extent

by a considerable amount

to a marked degree

overindulgently

stratospherically

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“And as they will attest, once information is out there, it's hellish tricky to take it back.”

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