Infernal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nÉ™l

Origin

From Middle French infernal, from Latin infernālis, from infernus ("below, subterranean").

Full definition of infernal

Adjective

1. Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
2. (by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
3. Stygian, gloomy.
4. Diabolical or fiendish.
• Addisonthe instruments or abettors in such infernal dealings
5. (as an expletive, not vulgar) Very annoying; damned.
• 1905, Bram Stoker, The ManAs I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, ...

Related terms

• infernally
• infernal machine
• inferno

Antonyms

• (of or relating to hell) heavenly

Noun

1. (obsolete) An inhabitant of the infernal regions.