infernal
[ in-fur-nl ]
/ ɪnˈfɜr nl /
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adjective
hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.; atrocious: an infernal nuisance.
of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.
Classical Mythology. of or relating to the underworld.
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Origin of infernal
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British Dictionary definitions for infernal
infernal
/ (ɪnˈfɜːnəl) /
adjective
of or relating to an underworld of the dead
deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish
informal irritating; confounded
Derived forms of infernal
infernality, nouninfernally, adverbWord Origin for infernal
C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low
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