as hell

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adverb === as hell (postpositive, simile, somewhat vulgar) To a great extent or degree; very. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as,‎ hell. ==== Usage notes ==== May also be used in conjunction with a prepositive as; for example, as mean as hell. ==== Synonyms ==== (to a great extent or degree): as (New Zealand, slang), as all hell (somewhat vulgar), as a motherfucker (vulgar), as anything, as fuck (vulgar), as heck (minced oath, less vulgar), as shit (vulgar) See also Thesaurus:very ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “(as) ... as hell”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. === Anagrams === Hellas