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English adjective: infernal | |||
| 1. | infernal characteristic of or resembling Hell | ||
| Samples | Infernal noise. Infernal punishment. | ||
| 2. | infernal extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | ||
| Samples | Something demonic in him--something that could be cruel. Fires lit up a diabolic scene. Diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils. A fiendish despot. Hellish torture. Infernal instruments of war. Satanic cruelty. Unholy grimaces. | ||
| Synonyms | demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, satanic, unholy | ||
| Similar | evil | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
| 3. | infernal expletives used informally as intensifiers | ||
| Samples | He's a blasted idiot. It's a blamed shame. A blame cold winter. Not a blessed dime. I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing. He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool. A deuced idiot. An infernal nuisance. | ||
| Synonyms | blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned | ||
| Similar | cursed, curst | ||
| Antonyms | blessed, blest | ||
| 4. | infernal of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire | ||
| Samples | Infernal heat. | ||
| 5. | infernal being of the underworld | ||
| Samples | Infernal regions. | ||
| Similar | chthonian, chthonic, Hadean, nether, Plutonian, Stygian, Tartarean | ||
| See also | evil | ||
| Antonyms | supernal | ||
English noun: infernal | |||
| 1. | infernal (person) an inhabitant of Hell | ||
| Samples | His roar made the infernals quake. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed | ||
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