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infernal definition
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Grep of noun infernal infernal infernal machine infernal region Overview of noun infernal The noun infernal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. infernal -- (an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake") Overview of adj infernal The adj infernal has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) infernal -- (characteristic of or resembling hell; "infernal heat and noise") 2. (1) demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy -- (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") 3. (1) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal -- (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"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance") 4. infernal -- (relating to or inhabiting hell; "his infernal majesty"; "infernal fires"; "infernal punishments") 5. infernal -- (being of a lower world of the dead; "infernal regions") Antonyms of adj infernal 3 of 5 senses of infernal Sense 2 demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Sense 3 blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal INDIRECT (VIA cursed) -> blessed, blest Sense 5 infernal (vs. supernal) supernal (vs. infernal) Similarity of adj infernal 5 senses of infernal Sense 1 infernal Pertains to noun inferno (Sense 1) =>hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno => region, part Sense 2 demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy => evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 3 blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal => cursed (vs. blessed), curst Sense 4 infernal Pertains to noun Hell (Sense 1) =>Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, the pit => imaginary place Sense 5 infernal (vs. supernal) => chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether => Hadean, Plutonian, Tartarean => Stygian Also See-> evil#1, wicked#4 Attributes of adj infernal Familiarity of adj infernal infernal used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj infernal infernal Overview of noun infernal The noun infernal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. infernal -- (an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake") Overview of adj infernal The adj infernal has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) infernal -- (characteristic of or resembling hell; "infernal heat and noise") 2. (1) demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy -- (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") 3. (1) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal -- (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"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance") 4. infernal -- (relating to or inhabiting hell; "his infernal majesty"; "infernal fires"; "infernal punishments") 5. infernal -- (being of a lower world of the dead; "infernal regions")
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