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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an inhabitant of Hell;
- Example: "his roar made the infernals quake"


ADJECTIVE (5)

1. characteristic of or resembling Hell;
- Example: "infernal noise"
- Example: "infernal punishment"

2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell;
- Example: "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"
- Example: "fires lit up a diabolic scene"
- Example: "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"
- Example: "a fiendish despot"
- Example: "hellish torture"
- Example: "infernal instruments of war"
- Example: "satanic cruelty"
- Example: "unholy grimaces"
[syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]

3. expletives used informally as intensifiers;
- Example: "he's a blasted idiot"
- Example: "it's a blamed shame"
- Example: "a blame cold winter"
- Example: "not a blessed dime"
- Example: "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"
- Example: "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"
- Example: "a deuced idiot"
- Example: "an infernal nuisance"
[syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal]

4. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire;
- Example: "infernal heat"

5. being of the underworld;
- Example: "infernal regions"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infernal \In*fer"nal\, n.
   An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place
   itself. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
   infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
      inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
      pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
      the ancients.
      [1913 Webster]

            The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
      suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants
      of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or
      conduct.
      [1913 Webster]

            The instruments or abettors in such infernal
            dealings.                             --Addison.
      [1913 Webster]

   Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously
      designed to explode, and destroy life or property.

   Infernal stone (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic;
      formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic
      potash.

   Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;
        satanic; fiendish; malicious.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infernal
    adj 1: characteristic of or resembling Hell; "infernal noise";
           "infernal punishment"
    2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
       hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be
       cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical
       sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish
       despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war";
       "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic,
       diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
       satanic, unholy]
    3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted
       idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a
       blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or
       goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or
       goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal
       nuisance" [syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed,
       damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,
       goddamned, infernal]
    4: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled
       and intense fire; "infernal heat"
    5: being of the underworld; "infernal regions" [ant: supernal]
    n 1: an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"