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Infernal

//ɪnˈfɝnəl// adj, noun

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
2
Of or relating to a fire or inferno. broadly
3
Stygian, gloomy.
4
Diabolical or fiendish.
"Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind"
5
Very annoying; damned.
"As I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, […]"

Adjective

1
expletives used informally as intensifiers wordnet
2
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell wordnet
3
being of the underworld wordnet
4
characteristic of or resembling Hell wordnet
5
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire wordnet

Noun

1
An inhabitant of the infernal regions, a demon.
2
an inhabitant of Hell wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

Etymology 2

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

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