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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fer•nal /ɪnˈfɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj. - fiendish;
diabolical:an infernal plot. - very troublesome;
outrageous:an infernal nuisance. - of, living in, or fit for hell or the underworld.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fer•nal (in fûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj. - hellish;
fiendish; diabolical:an infernal plot. - extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.;
outrageous:an infernal nuisance. - of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]of or pertaining to the underworld.
- Late Latin infernālis, equivalent. to Latin infern(us) situated below, of the underworld (see inferior) + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1325–75
in′fer•nal′i•ty, n. in•fer′nal•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged devilish, cursed, monstrous.
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