infernal
nouns
an inhabitant of Hell
"his roar made the infernals quake"
is a type of (narrower)
someone who is no longer alive
"I wonder what the dead person would have done"
adjectives
characteristic of or resembling Hell
"infernal noise"; "infernal punishment"
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"
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"
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
"infernal heat"
being of the underworld
"infernal regions"
antonym
is similar to
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
"nether regions"
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