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in·fer·nal (in fʉr′nəl)
adjective
- of the ancient mythological world of the dead
- of hell
- hellish; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
- Informal hateful; outrageous
Etymology: OFr < LL infernalis < L infernus, underground, lower, infernal < inferus: see inferior
Related Forms:
- infernally in·fer′·nally adverb
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