Modifies a noun

• nightmare: We can leave in the morning an almost idyllic lifestyle and return to a hellish nightmare.

• world: Sometimes in this, at times, hard, hellish world, good things happen, eh?

• condition: But it was worse in France where, in hellish conditions, young men were led to pure slaughter.

• experience: His biggest opportunity came after he'd recovered from the hellish experience of being Ba'al's captive.

• thing: Lord, what a senseless, earthly, hellish thing is a hard head!

• life: The comedy of this story seems to be the escape from his hellish home life.

Modifying Another Word

• truly: Truly hellish week at work, why won't they just put me on gardening leave?

• absolutely: On 17 August 1914, Arthur writes, 'This is absolutely hellish.

• pretty: I think he's already there, it's pretty hellish in Lebanon right now.

• so: Tuesday 16th March 2004 Working day not so hellish as of late, despite the need to ring several scary people.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: It seems hellish now but hang in there and things will get better.