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in·fer·nal
I. \ə̇nˈfərnəl, -ˈfə̄n-, -ˈfəin-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin infernalis, from infernus hell (from Latin infernus lower, lying beneath, of the lower regions) + Latin -alis -al; akin to Latin inferus low, situated beneath — more at under
1. : relating or belonging to a nether world of the dead and of earth deities : chthonic — compare hades
2.
a. : relating to or inhabiting hell
< infernal fires >
< infernal spirit >
b. : resembling or suitable to hell or the character of its inhabitants : hellish, diabolical, fiendish
< infernal scheme >
< infernal wickedness >
3. : damnable, damned
< infernal nuisance >
< infernal gadget >
< infernal racket >
• in·fer·nal·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : an infernal person or thing — usually used in plural
2. infernals plural, obsolete : the infernal regions : hell |