infernally
nl adjective
1.
hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
2.
extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.; outrageous: an infernal nuisance.
3.
of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.
4.
Classical Mythology. of or pertaining to the underworld.
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infernal (ɪnˈfɜːnəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to an underworld of the dead |
| 2. | deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish |
| 3. | informal irritating; confounded |
| [C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low] | |
| infer'nality | |
| —n | |
| in'fernally | |
| —adv | |
| infernal (ɪnˈfɜːnəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to an underworld of the dead |
| 2. | deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish |
| 3. | informal irritating; confounded |
| [C14: from Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low] | |
| infer'nality | |
| —n | |
| in'fernally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
infernal
late 14c., from O.Fr. infernal, from L.L. infernalis "of the lower regions," from infernus "hell" (Ambrose), lit. "the lower (world)," noun use of L. infernus "lower." For the name of the place, or things which resemble it, the It. form Inferno has been used in Eng. since 1834, from Dante.
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