hellkite

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noun

A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.

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Meanings

nounhellkite (plural hellkites)

plural hellkites

  1. A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.

    O hellkite!

    1606, Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV.iii.217

Origin

From hell + kite, with the rapacious implication of kite (“bird of prey”).

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APA

hellkite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellkite

MLA

“hellkite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellkite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hellkite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellkite.

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