hels

From hel +‎ -s.

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛls/

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hels (comparative helser, superlative meest hels or helst)

1. (literally) hellish, in or related to hell

   Deze schilder had een voorliefde voor helse taferelen.

   This painter had a predilection for scenes featuring hell.

2. diabolically horrible, gruesome
3. devilishly extreme, intense

   Opeens klonk er een hels kabaal vanuit het café. Ik nam aan dat de band dus nog op tijd was gekomen.

   Suddenly an enormous uproar sounded from the café. So I supposed that the band had still made it in time.

4. chemically aggressive

   Dat is helse steen.

   That is hellish stone (i.e. silver nitrate).

hels

1. imperative of helsa