INFERNAL


Meaning of INFERNAL in English

— infernality , n. — infernally , adv.

/in ferr"nl/ , adj.

1. hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.

2. extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.; outrageous: an infernal nuisance.

3. of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.

4. Class. Myth. of or pertaining to the underworld.

[ 1325-75; ME infernalis, equiv. to L infern ( us ) situated below, of the underworld (see INFERIOR) + -alis -AL 1 ]

Syn. 2. devilish, cursed, monstrous.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .