infernal

in·fer·nal  (n-fûrnl)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to a lower world of the dead.

b. Of or relating to hell: infernal punishments; infernal powers.

2. Fiendish; diabolical: infernal instruments of war.

3. Abominable; awful: the infernal racket of the jackhammers.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nfernlis, from nfernus, hell, from Latin, lower, underground; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·fernal·ly adv.

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infernal

Adjective

1. of or relating to hell

2. Informal irritating: stop that infernal noise [Latin infernus lower]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	infernal - an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake" dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Adj.	1.	infernal - characteristic of or resembling Hell; "infernal noise"; "infernal punishment"
	2.	infernal - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" demonic, fiendish, satanic, unholy, hellish, diabolic, diabolical evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	3.	infernal - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" blame, blamed, blasted, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamned, damn, goddamn, blessed cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
	4.	infernal - of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire; "infernal heat"
	5.	infernal - being of the underworld; "infernal regions" evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" supernal - being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men"

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infernal

adjective 1. (Informal) damned, malevolent, hellish, devilish, accursed, damnable

adjective 2. hellish, lower, underworld, nether, Stygian, Hadean, Plutonian, chthonian, Tartarean (literary) << OPPOSITE heavenly

Translations

infernal [ɪnˈfəːnl] adj → infernal

infernal [ɪnˈfəːnl] adj → infernal(e)

infernal [ɪnˈfəːnl] adj → höllisch;

(temper) → schrecklich

infernal [ɪnˈfəːnl] adj → infernale