helluva

hell of a; extreme.

Adjective

  1. 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!
    • Well, I got a Muppet News Flash for you, pal; it is possible for a three-year-old girl who loves to watch ducks and collect sea shells to feel bad, and then a bit worse, and then a whole helluva lot worse, and finally...

Origin

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

Adverb

  1. ; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
    • We had a helluva good time at the party.

Related

hella helluv heckuva

Derived

helluvalot