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infernal

[in-fur-nl]

adjective

  1. hellish; fiendish; diabolical.

    an infernal plot.

  2. extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.; atrocious.

    an infernal nuisance.

  3. of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.

  4. Classical Mythology.,  of or relating to the underworld.



infernal

/ ɪnˈfɜːnəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an underworld of the dead

  2. deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish

  3. informal,  irritating; confounded

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Other Word Forms

  • infernality noun
  • infernally adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infernal1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Late Latin infernālis, equivalent to Latin infern(us) “situated below, of the underworld” ( inferior ) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infernal1

C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low
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Example Sentences

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“I must think of something, anything, to keep my mind off this infernal waiting!”

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Writers called the trees “grotesque,” “infernal” and “uncouth.”

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When Davis wrote his controversial piece, he also noted that “late August to early October is the infernal season in Los Angeles.”

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Her right hand, fingers curled, rests on the infernal machine, while her left hand is open on the windowsill.

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I again pleaded with the entity that is running this infernal simulation to please stop.

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