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Synonyms for infernal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-fur-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfɜr nl

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Définition of infernal

Origin :
  • late 14c., in reference to the underworld, from Old French enfernal, infernal (12c.), from Late Latin infernalis "of the lower regions," from infernus "hell" (Ambrose), literally "the lower (world)," noun use of Latin infernus "lower, lying beneath," from infra "below" (see infra-). Meaning "devilish, hateful" is from early 15c. For the name of the place, or things which resemble it, the Italian form inferno has been used in English since 1834, from Dante. Related: Infernally.
  • adj damned; underworld
Example sentences :
  • The lake by which the ancients entered the infernal regions.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • And then—I might at a pinch describe the infernal regions, but not the other place.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He is treated from that instant as a man who has done some infernal action.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It seemed to me that he was Pluto, the god of the infernal regions, and I was Proserpine.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • How long I stood for this infernal proceeding I do not know.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • I want to get the hang of the countries and a start in their infernal languages.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • What an infernal racket these people were making about the world.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • But it was not for human skill to cope with the opposition of infernal spirits.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • "I have saved you from his infernal machinations;" said the renegade.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • By some infernal contrivance of the builder, it holds the wind, and keeps it fresh.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

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