Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Northern California, not comparable, slang)Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.

    Dude, I helluv want to go to the show with you, but I'm soooo grounded.

  2. (Northern California, not comparable, slang)Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.

    That new girl is helluv sexy.

Origin

From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:

From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
extremely, modifies adjectives:wickedC1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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