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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

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