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infernal Definition

in·fer·nal (in fʉr′nəl)

adjective

    1. of the ancient mythological world of the dead
    2. of hell
  2. hellish; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
  3. Informal hateful; outrageous

Etymology: OFr < LL infernalis < L infernus, underground, lower, infernal < inferus: see inferior

infernal Related Forms

in·fer′·nally adverb

infernal Synonyms

infernal

modif.

  1. Pertaining to hell

    underworld, nether, Stygian, subterranean, chthonian, Hadean, Tartarean, Plutonian.

    Antonyms ethereal*, divine*, supernal. *

  2. Hellish

    damned, devilish, diabolical, fiendish; see damned 1, 2, wicked 1, 2.

infernal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • machine: Several times he was on the verge of throwing the infernal machine in the bin.
  • love: Infernal Love looks set to catapult the trio into Rock history!
  • region: Well, that evil thing, like the fabled dog that sits at the gate of the infernal regions, is three-headed.
  • engine: Why did VHS ( steam power and then the infernal internal combustion engine ) win?
  • thing: Even if I had thrown the infernal thing away, I would have still woke at the same hour.
  • spirit: Then she calls on the infernal spirits to raze her enchanted palace to the ground, burying within its ruins her fatal love.