helly

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English helly, hellic, from Old English hellīċ (“of hell, hellish, infernal”), equivalent to hell +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.li/ Homophone: heli Rhymes: -ɛli === Adjective === helly (comparative more helly, superlative most helly) (obsolete) Hellish, infernal. Synonyms: Hadean, stygian; see also Thesaurus:infernal === Etymology 2 === From hell +‎ -y === Noun === helly (comparative more helly, superlative most helly) (mildly vulgar, slang) Synonym of hell. ==== Related terms ==== rakehelly what the helly / the helly === References === “helly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.