hell-fired

[ hel-fahyuhrd ]

adjective

, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. all-fired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hell-fired¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Fast-forward through the Obama years — a relatively breezy rest stop on America’s hell-fired highway to Trump Town — and truth became the new RINO.

From Washington Post

"It's them hell-fired wreckers again," was the gritting reply.

From Project Gutenberg

It sure gets you—eighteen shows a day and this hell-fired heat.”

From Project Gutenberg

Since he became pastor in 1936, Adams has more than doubled its membership, introduced a quiet, conversational type of preaching that breaks over hell-fired Southern Baptists like a cool breeze.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't usually go a-firin' for trout this late o' night, but the truth is that between the hell-fired skeeters and the gals havin' beaux there wasn't much for me to enjoy at home.

From Project Gutenberg