■ adjective
1》 relating to hell or the underworld.
2》 informal terrible; awful: you're an ~ nuisance.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr., from Christian L. ~is , from L. infernus 'below, underground', used in Christianity to mean 'hell'.
■ adjective
1》 relating to hell or the underworld.
2》 informal terrible; awful: you're an ~ nuisance.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr., from Christian L. ~is , from L. infernus 'below, underground', used in Christianity to mean 'hell'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004