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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
     infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
        inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
        pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
        the ancients.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
        suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants
        of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or
        conduct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The instruments or abettors in such infernal
              dealings.                             --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously
        designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
  
     Infernal+stone+({lapis+infernalis" rel="nofollow">Infernal stone ({lapis infernalis), lunar caustic;
        formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic
        potash.
  
     Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;
          satanic; fiendish; malicious.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Infernal \In*fer"nal\, n.
     An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place
     itself. [Obs.] --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Infernal \In*fer"nal\, n.
     An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place
     itself. [Obs.] --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
     infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
     1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
        inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
        pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
        the ancients.
  
              The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
        suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants
        of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or
        conduct.
  
              The instruments or abettors in such infernal
              dealings.                             --Addison.
  
     Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously
        designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
  
     Infernal stone (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic; formerly
        so called. The name was also applied to caustic potash.
  
     Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;
          satanic; fiendish; malicious.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  infernal
       adj 1: characteristic of or resembling hell; "infernal heat and
              noise"
       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" [syn: demonic, diabolic,
           diabolical, fiendish, hellish, 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"; "tired or
          his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn:
          blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned,
           darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned]
       4: relating to or inhabiting hell; "his infernal majesty";
          "infernal fires"; "infernal punishments"
       5: being of a lower world of the dead; "infernal regions" [ant:
           supernal]
       n : an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 σχετικός με την κόλαση
     2 (μτφρ) ανυπόφορος, τρομερός
     3 δαιμονιώδης, μοχθηρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     French a.
     1 (lb fr relational) hell; (l en infernal)
     2 (lb fr figuratively) (l en infernal), hellish, awful, terrible
     Old French a.
     (l en infernal) (gloss: relating to hell)
     Romanian a.
     (l en infernal)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     a.
     1 Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
     2 (lb en by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
     3 stygian, gloomy.
     4 diabolical or fiendish.
     5 (lb en as an expletive) Very annoying; damned.
     n.
     An inhabitant of the infernal regions, a demon.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     French a.
     1 (lb fr relational) hell; (l en infernal)
     2 (lb fr figuratively) (l en infernal), hellish, awful, terrible
     Old French a.
     (l en infernal) (gloss: relating to hell)
     Romanian a.
     (l en infernal)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     French a.
     1 (lb fr relational) hell; (l en infernal)
     2 (lb fr figuratively) (l en infernal), hellish, awful, terrible
     Old French a.
     (l en infernal) (gloss: relating to hell)
     Spanish a.
     1 (lb es relational) hell; (l en infernal) (gloss: of or relating to
  hell)
     2 (l en infernal), hellish (gloss: diabolical, fiendish)
     3 (l en infernal), hellish, hellacious, hell of (gloss: very
  annoying, damned)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     Espanja a.
     1 helvetillinen
     2 helvettiin liittyvä
     Ranska a.
     helvetillinen, hemmetinmoinen, pirullinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infernal
     Franska a.
     infernalisk
     Spanska a.
     infernalisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  جهنمي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  infernal //ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl// //ɪnˈfɝnəl// 
  1. а́дски, пъ́клен
  Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish
  2. прокле́т
  UK, as an expletive: very annoying; damned
  3. дя́волски
  diabolical or fiendish

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/ 
  pekelný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/ 
  pekelný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  höllisch, infernalisch 
     Synonym: hellish
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  höllisch, teuflisch , Unterwelt…

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  infernal //ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl// //ɪnˈfɝnəl// 
  1. helvetillinen
  Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish
  2. pirullinen
  diabolical or fiendish

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  infernal /infəːnl/
  ifreanda

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  podzemni, đavolji

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  pokoli

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  infernal //ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl// //ɪnˈfɝnəl// 
  bedebah 2.
  Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish
   3.
  UK, as an expletive: very annoying; damned
   4.
  diabolical or fiendish

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  infernal /infəːnl/
  pragaro
     See also: hell
  

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  infernal /infəːnl/
  duivels, hels

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  infernal /ɪnˈfɜ:nəl/ 
    piekielny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  infernal /infəːnl/
  infernal

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  infernal /infəːnl/
  адский

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  infernal //ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl// //ɪnˈfɝnəl// 
  1. helvetisk
  Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish
  2. infernalisk
  diabolical or fiendish

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  infernal /ɪnfˈɜːnəl/
  1. cehennemi, şeytani, cehenneme ait
  2. iğrenç, melun. infernal machine suikast bombası. infernally  şeytancasına
  3. aşırı olarak.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  infernal /ɛ̃fɛʁnˈal/
  ifernus

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  а́дски

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  pirullinen, helvetillinen

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  infernale

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  infernus

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  infernal

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  адовый

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  infernal

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  infernal /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ 
  helvetisk

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  infernal /ˌiŋfeɾˈir/
  infernal

From português-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:por-fra ]

  infernal /ˌiŋfɨɾənˈɑl/ 
  infernal

From português-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:por-spa ]

  infernal /ˌiŋfɨɾənˈɑl/ 
  infernal

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  infernal /ˌimfeɾnˈal/
  infernal

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  infernal /ˌimfeɾnˈal/
  infernal

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  infernal /ˌimfeɾnˈal/ 
  1. höllisch
  2. Höllen-

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈfɝnəɫ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/imfeɾnal/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/imfeɾnal/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ɛ̃fɛʁnal/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  100 Moby Thesaurus words for "infernal":
     Acherontic, Draconian, Hadean, Lethean, Mephistophelian, Plutonian,
     Plutonic, Stygian, Tartarean, absolute, animal, anthropophagous,
     atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, beastly, bestial, blamed, blasted,
     blessed, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, brutal, brutalized,
     brute, brutish, cannibalistic, chthonian, chthonic, cimmerian,
     confounded, cruel, cruel-hearted, cursed, cussed, damnable, damned,
     demoniac, demoniacal, demonic, demonical, devilish, diabolic,
     diabolical, dire, downright, dreadful, evil, execrable, fell,
     feral, ferocious, fiendish, fiendlike, fierce, flagitious,
     ghoulish, heinous, hellborn, hellish, inhuman, inhumane,
     iniquitous, maleficent, malevolent, malicious, murderous, nether,
     out-and-out, outright, pandemoniac, pandemonic, plutonian,
     plutonic, purgatorial, ruthless, sadistic, sanguinary, sanguineous,
     satanic, savage, sharkish, sinister, slavering, straight-out,
     stygian, subhuman, sulfurous, thoroughgoing, truculent,
     unchristian, uncivilized, underworld, ungodly, unhuman, vicious,
     villainous, wicked, wolfish
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.地狱的, 恶魔似的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 阴间的,恶魔的

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