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infernal
adjective
noun
expletives used informally as intensifiers
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ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl
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adjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers
“he's a blasted idiot”
adjective
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
“something demonic in him — something that could be cruel”
adjective
being of the underworld
“infernal regions”
adjective
characteristic of or resembling Hell
“infernal noise”
adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
“infernal heat”
noun
an inhabitant of Hell
“his roar made the infernals quake”
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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
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 regions
infernal noise
infernal punishment
infernal heat
his roar made the infernals quake
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