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   in·fer·nal

   /inˈfərn(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld: "the infernal regions" Similar of hellhellishlowernethersubterraneanunderworldHadeanPlutonicPlutonianStygianStyxianTartareanAcheronticAvernalrare:chthonichelly
   • 2. irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis): informal "you're an infernal nuisance" Similar damneddamndamnablewretchedaccursedrottenhorribleannoyingirritatinginfuriatingexasperatinginformal:flamingblastedblesseddrattedcussedpeskypestiferouspestilentialaggravatingblinkingbloodybleedingbloomingblimmingflippingeffingchuffingplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddydeuceddashedcursedvulgar slang:friggingfucking

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Christian Latin infernalis, from Latin infernus ‘below, underground’, used by Christians to mean ‘hell’, on the pattern of inferni (masculine plural) ‘the shades’ and inferna (neuter plural) ‘the lower regions’.

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   • 1. infernally adverb

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   The meaning of INFERNAL is of or relating to a nether world of the dead. How to use infernal in a sentence.

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   INFERNAL definition: 1. very bad or unpleasant: 2. having the qualities of hell (= the place where some people believe…. Learn more.

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   Things that come from Hell, or seem like they do, are infernal. If your father tells you to stop listening to that infernal music, he thinks your tunes are hellish on the ears. The word infernal comes from infernus, the Latin word for underground.

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   Infernal definition: hellish; fiendish; diabolical. See examples of INFERNAL used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINFERNAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (ɪnfɜːʳnəl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Infernal is used to emphasize that something is very annoying or unpleasant. [old-fashioned, emphasis] The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore. They can't work in these infernal conditions. Synonyms: damned [slang], malevolent, hellish, devilish More Synonyms of infernal.

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   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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   INFERNAL meaning: 1. very bad or unpleasant: 2. having the qualities of hell (= the place where some people believe…. Learn more.