infernal

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very unpleasant, annoying, or relating to hell.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Stygian, gloomy.

Examples

  • By the chalice of Jesus, Reverend hermit, what is this infernal liquor?

  • No one has crossed that infernal desert in hundreds of years.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.

  2. Of or relating to a fire or inferno.

  3. Diabolical or fiendish.

More examples

In context

  • He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.

  • Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind

  • When are you ever going to learn to mind your own infernal business?

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.