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infernal

infernal · more infernal · most infernal

пекельний

адский, проклятый, адовый, чёртовый

höllisch, infernalisch

Of or relating to hell, or the world of the deadOf or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.

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UK/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/US/ɪnˈfɝnəl/

» "It's a lie!" he shouted, "an infernal lie!"

Meaning

5 senses

Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
höllisch, infernalisch
а́дскийádskij, а́довыйádovyj
пеке́льнийpekélʹnyj
(broadly)Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
Stygian, gloomy.
Diabolical or fiendish.
чёртовыйčórtovyj
Very annoying; damned.
прокля́тыйprokljátyj

More definitions

being of the underworld
characteristic of or resembling Hell
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Examples

8 sentences

"It's a lie!" he shouted, "an infernal lie!"
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No one has crossed that infernal desert in hundreds of years.
deSeit Hunderten von Jahren hat niemand diese höllische Wüste durchquert.
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That's an infernal lie!
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That infernal home!
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By the chalice of Jesus, Reverend hermit, what is this infernal liquor?
ruКлянусь Святым Граалем, преподобный отшельник, но что эта за адское пойло?
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish:

Русский

By meaning 3

of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish:

diabolical or fiendish:

UK, as an expletive: very annoying; damned:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish:

Origin

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnf

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

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