helluva
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɛləvə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]helluva (not comparable)
- (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
[edit]helluva (not comparable)
- (colloquial); (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
- We had a helluva good time at the party.