English-Thai Dictionary
infernal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ นรก (ทาง วรรณ คดี ของ นรก เลวร้าย hellish devilish diabolic satanic heavenly devine kiao-kab-na-rok
infernally
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INFERNAL
a.[L. infernus.] 1. Properly, pertaining to the lower regions, or regions of the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients. Hence,
2. Pertaining to hell; inhabiting hell; as infernal spirits.
3. Hellish; resembling the temper of infernal spirits; malicious; diabolical; very wicked and detestable.
INFERNAL
n.An inhabitant of hell, or of the lower regions. Infernal stone [Lapis infernalis.] a name formerly given to lunar caustic, a substance prepared from an evaporated solution of silver, or from crystals of silver.
Lunar caustic is nitrate of silver fused and cast in small cylinders.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INFERNAL
In *fer "nal, a. Etym: [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.
INFERNAL
INFERNAL In *fer "nal, n.
Defn: An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself. [Obs. ] Drayton.
INFERNALLY
INFERNALLY In *fer "nal *ly, adv.
Defn: In an infernal manner; diabolically. "Infernally false. " Bp. Hacket.
New American Oxford Dictionary
infernal
in fer nal |inˈfərnl ɪnˈfərnl | ▶adjective 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of hell or the underworld: the infernal regions | the infernal heat of the forge. 2 [ attrib. ] informal irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis ): you're an infernal nuisance. DERIVATIVES in fer nal ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Christian Latin infernalis, from Latin infernus ‘below, underground, ’ used by Christians to mean ‘hell, ’ on the pattern of inferni (masculine plural ) ‘the shades ’ and inferna (neuter plural ) ‘the lower regions. ’
Oxford Dictionary
infernal
in ¦fer |nal |ɪnˈfəːn (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld: the infernal regions | the infernal heat of the forge. 2 [ attrib. ] informal irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis ): you're an infernal nuisance. DERIVATIVES infernally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Christian Latin infernalis, from Latin infernus ‘below, underground ’, used by Christians to mean ‘hell ’, on the pattern of inferni (masculine plural ) ‘the shades ’ and inferna (neuter plural ) ‘the lower regions ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
infernal
infernal adjective 1 the infernal regions: hellish, nether, subterranean, underworld, chthonic, Tartarean; satanic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish, demonic. 2 informal an infernal nuisance: damnable, wretched, confounded; annoying, irritating, infuriating, irksome, detestable, exasperating; informal damned, damn, blasted, blessed, pesky, aggravating; informal, dated cursed.
Oxford Thesaurus
infernal
infernal adjective 1 the infernal regions: of hell, hellish, lower, nether, subterranean, underworld; Hadean, Plutonic, Plutonian, Stygian, Styxian, Tartarean, Acherontic, Avernal; rare chthonic, helly. 2 informal you're an infernal nuisance: damned, damn, damnable, wretched, accursed, rotten, horrible; annoying, irritating, infuriating, exasperating; informal flaming, blasted, blessed, dratted, cussed, pesky, pestiferous, pestilential, aggravating; Brit. informal blinking, bloody, bleeding, blooming, flipping, effing, chuffing; Austral. /NZ informal plurry; Brit. informal, dated bally, ruddy, deuced, dashed, cursed; vulgar slang frigging, fucking.
Duden Dictionary
infernal
in fer nal Adjektiv seltener infernalisch |infern a l |mittellateinisch infernalis < spätlateinisch infernalis = unterirdisch, zu lateinisch infernus = der unten Befindliche, zu: infer (us ), inferior 1 höllisch, teuflisch 2 a von großer Scheußlichkeit, unerträglich b intensivierend bei Adjektiven und Verben von unerträglich hohem Maß; sehr
infernalisch
in fer na lisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich infernal |infern a lisch |mittellateinisch infernalis < spätlateinisch infernalis = unterirdisch, zu lateinisch infernus = der unten Befindliche, zu: infer (us ), inferior 1 höllisch, teuflisch infernalische Praktiken | das Gelächter war, klang infernalisch 2 a von großer Scheußlichkeit, unerträglich ein infernalisches Fanfarengeheul b intensivierend bei Adjektiven und Verben von unerträglich hohem Maß; sehr infernalisch stinken
French Dictionary
infernal
infernal , ale , aux adj. adjectif 1 Qui évoque l ’enfer. : Un bruit infernal, une chaleur infernale. 2 figuré Insupportable, endiablé. : Un adolescent infernal.
Spanish Dictionary
infernal
infernal adjetivo 1 Del infierno o relacionado con él :potencias infernales; castigos infernales; la novela describe tempestades y luchas con monstruos infernales .2 Que es muy desagradable o doloroso o que causa una gran molestia :un ruido infernal; un tiempo infernal; la gritería infernal resonaba por todas partes .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
infernal
in fer nal /ɪnfə́ː r n (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ⦅やや古 ⦆ひどい, いまいましい ▸ an infernal noise ひどい騒音 .2 ⦅書 ⦆地獄の .~ly 副詞