# helly

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #84,348

## Definitions
1. Hellish, infernal.

## Etymology
From Middle English helly, hellic, from Old English hellīċ (“of hell, hellish, infernal”), equivalent to hell + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/helly