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infernal
adj 1: characteristic of or resembling Hell; "infernal noise";
"infernal punishment"
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be
cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical
sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish
despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war";
"satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [synonym: {demonic},
{diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal},
{satanic}, {unholy}]
3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted
idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a
blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or
goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or
goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal
nuisance" [synonym: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed},
{damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {goddam}, {goddamn},
{goddamned}, {infernal}]
4: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled
and intense fire; "infernal heat"
5: being of the underworld; "infernal regions" [ant: {supernal}]
n 1: an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"