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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

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Infernal is used to describe things that relate to hell.

[literary]

...the goddess of the infernal regions.

Synonyms: hellish, lower, underworld, nether More Synonyms of infernal

infernal in British English

(ɪnˈfɜːnəl)

adjective

of or relating to an underworld of the dead

deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish

3. informal

irritating; confounded

Derived forms

infernality (ˌinferˈnality)

noun

infernally (inˈfernally)

adverb

Word origin

C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low

infernal in American English

(ɪnˈfɜrnəl)

adjective

of the ancient mythological world of the dead

of hell

hellish; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

3. Informal

hateful; outrageous

Derived forms

infernally (inˈfernally)

adverb

Word origin

OFr < LL infernalis < L infernus, underground, lower, infernal < inferus: see inferior

Examples of 'infernal' in a sentence
infernal

This epic exploration of the infernal noise of war couldn't be farther from a pleasant summer read.I wanted a little more dirt in this infernal dance.This has been a race of extremes where crashes challenged us in the first week, infernal heat in the second and monstrous mountains in the third.Followed by,'Why are we sitting in front of these infernal machines when we could just open the window and shout?

1 (adjective) in the sense of damned

Definition

irritating

(informal)

The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore.

Synonyms

damned (slang)

They're a damned nuisance.

malevolent

hellish

making devilish gestures with a hellish noise

devilish

devilish instruments of torture

accursed

How could a life marked by such love be so accursed?

damnable (informal)

That's a damnable lie!

2 (adjective) in the sense of hellish

Definition

of or relating to hell

the goddess of the infernal regions

Synonyms

hellish

lower

underworld

nether

He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.

Stygian (literary)

Hadean

Plutonian

chthonian

Tartarean (literary)

Opposites

heavenly

celestial

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accursed

Definition

under a curse

How could a life marked by such love be so accursed?

Synonyms

damned,

condemned,

ruined,

unhappy,

unfortunate,

doomed,

cursed,

lost,

unlucky,

hopeless,

undone,

bewitched,

jinxed,

bedevilled,

luckless,

infernal (informal),

wretched,

ill-omened,

anathematized,

ill-fated

in the sense of damnable

Definition

very unpleasant or annoying

That's a damnable lie!

Synonyms

wicked,

offensive,

horrible,

cursed,

atrocious,

despicable,

culpable,

hateful,

abominable,

accursed,

execrable,

detestable

in the sense of devilish

Definition

of or like a devil

devilish instruments of torture

Synonyms

fiendish,

diabolical,

wicked,

satanic,

atrocious,

hellish,

infernal (informal),

accursed,

execrable,

detestable,

damnable (informal),

diabolic

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单词	infernal
释义	Trends of infernal View usage for: infernal (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 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Infernal is used to describe things that relate to hell. [literary] ...the goddess of the infernal regions. Synonyms: hellish, lower, underworld, nether More Synonyms of infernal infernal in British English (ɪnˈfɜːnəl) adjective 1. of or relating to an underworld of the dead 2. deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish 3. informal irritating; confounded Derived forms infernality (ˌinferˈnality) noun infernally (inˈfernally) adverb Word origin C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low infernal in American English (ɪnˈfɜrnəl) adjective 1. a. of the ancient mythological world of the dead b. of hell 2. hellish; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman 3. Informal hateful; outrageous Derived forms infernally (inˈfernally) adverb Word origin OFr < LL infernalis < L infernus, underground, lower, infernal < inferus: see inferior Examples of 'infernal' in a sentence infernal This epic exploration of the infernal noise of war couldn't be farther from a pleasant summer read. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I wanted a little more dirt in this infernal dance. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This has been a race of extremes where crashes challenged us in the first week, infernal heat in the second and monstrous mountains in the third. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Followed by,'Why are we sitting in front of these infernal machines when we could just open the window and shout? Times, Sunday Times (2009) 1 (adjective) in the sense of damned Definition irritating (informal) The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore. Synonyms damned (slang) They're a damned nuisance. malevolent hellish making devilish gestures with a hellish noise devilish devilish instruments of torture accursed How could a life marked by such love be so accursed? damnable (informal) That's a damnable lie! 2 (adjective) in the sense of hellish Definition of or relating to hell the goddess of the infernal regions Synonyms hellish lower underworld nether He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street. Stygian (literary) Hadean Plutonian chthonian Tartarean (literary) Opposites heavenly , celestial Additional synonyms in the sense of accursed Definition under a curse How could a life marked by such love be so accursed? Synonyms damned, condemned, ruined, unhappy, unfortunate, doomed, cursed, lost, unlucky, hopeless, undone, bewitched, jinxed, bedevilled, luckless, infernal (informal), wretched, ill-omened, anathematized, ill-fated in the sense of damnable Definition very unpleasant or annoying That's a damnable lie! Synonyms wicked, offensive, horrible, cursed, atrocious, despicable, culpable, hateful, abominable, accursed, execrable, detestable in the sense of devilish Definition of or like a devil devilish instruments of torture Synonyms fiendish, diabolical, wicked, satanic, atrocious, hellish, infernal (informal), accursed, execrable, detestable, damnable (informal), diabolic Nearby words of infernal inference inferior inferiority infernal inferno infertile infertility Synonyms of 'infernal' infernal Explore 'infernal' in the dictionary
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