helluva

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛləvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hel′ə və)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hell•uv•a  (hel′ə və),USA pronunciation 
  1. adj., adv. Pron. Spelling. hell of a. Cf. heck1 (def. 2).
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
helluva /ˈhɛləvə/ adv , adj
  1. informal (intensifier): a helluva difficult job, he's a helluva guy
'helluva' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hella

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