pandemonianadj.n.
/ˌpandᵻˈməʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌpændəˈmoʊniən/ A. adj.
= pandemoniac adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective] > of the nature of
hellish1542
infernal1562
pandemoniana1788
pandemoniacal1862
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [adjective] > uproar or tumult
obstreperousc1600
clamouring1635
panic1642
pandemoniana1788
rackety1787
fast and furious1790
uproarious1818
racketing1843
pandemoniacal1862
whooping1866
a1788 R. Colvill Poet. Wks. (1789) ii. 263 Arm'd with fierce flames, Armada's pomp o'erthrew, As Michael's might the Pandemonian crew.
1886 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 18 131 We have full descriptions also of the conduct of the barter trade with the Indians..the pandemonian orgies of the drinking bout which preceded this exchange.
1889 C. C. Rhys Up for Season 159 Shrieks and pandemonian revels, Hell let loose.
2000 Independent (Nexis) 28 Jan. 22 Pandemonian landscapes of steel pipes and chemical burn-offs.
B. n.
A pandemoniac person. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] > inhabitant of
infernal1582
urchin1583
subterranean1773
pandemonian1795
1795 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 313 He is preparing some dishes for the entertainment of your countrymen, and my fellow-citizens, the Pandemonians.
1924 Glasgow Herald 2 July 4 There is no resolving those contradictions. We may leave them to be debated by Milton's metaphysical Pandemonians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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