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1. Characteristic of or resembling Hell
   "infernal noise"; "infernal punishment"
    
2. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
   "infernal heat"
    
3. Being of the underworld
   "infernal regions"
    
4. Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
   "infernal instruments of war";
   - demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, satanic, unholy
    
5. Expletive used informally as an intensifier
   "an infernal nuisance";
   - blasted, blame [N. Amer], blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, dashed [Brit, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal]

1. An inhabitant of Hell
   "his roar made the infernals quake"

Derived forms: infernals

See also: chthonian, chthonic, cursed, curst, evil, Hadean, nether, Plutonian, Stygian, Tartarean

Type of: dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent [US], departed

Antonym: supernal

Encyclopedia: Infernal