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hell-bent

adj
/ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/US

Etymology

From hell (“in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon”) + bent (“determined, insistent”), that is, in the sense “determined like hell”.

  1. inherited from *binut✻ — “reed, rush”
  2. inherited from *beonot✻
  3. inherited from bent
  4. compounded as hell-bent — “hell + bent”

Definitions

  1. Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something).

    • He was hell-bent on coming first, no matter what.
    • The PP has seized on the possibility of an amnesty to rally support and to portray the PSOE leader as craven, dependent on Catalan separatists and hellbent on remaining in office.

  2. In a recklessly determined manner

    In a recklessly determined manner; determinedly, wholeheartedly.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA