infernal
adjective
in·fer·nal
in-ˈfər-nᵊl 
1
: of or relating to a nether world of the dead
2
a
: of or relating to hell
b
3
: damnable
an infernal nuisance
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the infernal regions of the dead
Stop making that infernal racket!
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Christ and his angels battled for your salvation, while the Devil and his many demonic spirits sought to trick and tempt, to pull you into their infernal kingdom.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The stake, with the hooded heretic, the black man or the witch attached to it, is the burning tree and body of the infernal world.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
At the end of the day, Jake can’t meditate for ten seconds without having to take a leak, and Katagiri can’t do it without the infernal hum of Tokyo, in all its movement and machinations and people living and breathing and fighting and dying, bringing him back to earth.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Bees, wasps, and yellowjackets—with their infernal stings—are similarly creatures of the summer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The stake, with the hooded heretic, the black man or the witch attached to it, is the burning tree and body of the infernal world.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
At the end of the day, Jake can’t meditate for ten seconds without having to take a leak, and Katagiri can’t do it without the infernal hum of Tokyo, in all its movement and machinations and people living and breathing and fighting and dying, bringing him back to earth.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Bees, wasps, and yellowjackets—with their infernal stings—are similarly creatures of the summer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Infernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infernal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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infernal
adjective
in·fer·nal
in-ˈfərn-ᵊl
1
: of or relating to hell
2
: very bad or unpleasant
an infernal nuisance
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