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hellbent Definition

hell·bent (helbent′)

adjective

  1. firmly resolved or recklessly determined
  2. moving fast or recklessly

hellbent Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • war: I list some examples. * you claim that President Bush is hellbent on war.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Yet large parts of the establishment seem hellbent on destroying it.

Browse dictionary entries near hellbent

  1. hellbender
  2. Hellas
  3. Helladic
  4. hellacious
  5. hell week
  6. hell-raiser
  7. hell on
  8. hell of a
  9. Hell Gate
  10. hell-for-leather
  1. hellbox
  2. hellbroth
  3. hellcat
  4. helldiver
  5. hellebore
  6. Hellen
  7. Hellene
  8. Hellenic
  9. Hellenism
  10. Hellenist