infernal

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/
• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈfəɹnəl/

Adjective

infernal

1. Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
2. (by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
3. Stygian, gloomy.
4. Diabolical or fiendish.

   • Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile

     Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd

     The Mother of Mankind

   • the instruments or abettors in such infernal dealings

5. (as an expletive, not vulgar) Very annoying; damned.
   • 1905, Bram Stoker, The Man

     As I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, […]

Antonyms

• (of or relating to hell) heavenly

Related terms

• infernally
• infernal machine
• inferno

Translations

• French: infernal
• Italian: infernale

Noun

infernal (plural infernals)

1. (obsolete) An inhabitant of the infernal regions.

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