adj.
Pronunciation: in- ' f ə r-n ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enfernal, from Late Latin infernalis, from infernus hell, from Latin, lower, from inferus
Date: 14th century
1 : of or relating to a nether world of the dead
2 a : of or relating to hell b : HELLISH , DIABOLICAL
3 : DAMNABLE <an infernal nuisance>
– in · fer · nal · ly \ -n ə l- ē \ adverb