hellbent

[ hel-bent ]
/ ˈhɛlˌbɛnt /

adjective

stubbornly or recklessly determined.
going at terrific speed.

adverb

in a hellbent manner; with reckless determination; at full speed.

Origin of hellbent

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; hell + bent1

Words nearby hellbent

Example sentences from the Web for hellbent

  • It's all for the good of the hellbent fellows the way things are arranged in this world at the present time.

    Blow The Man Down |Holman Day
  • Lively Woman is indeed, as Carlyle would put it, "hellbent" on purification of politics by adding herself as an ingredient.

British Dictionary definitions for hellbent

hellbent
/ (ˌhɛlˈbɛnt) /

adjective

(postpositive and foll by on) informal strongly or rashly intent