Dictionary Check: infernal

"infernal" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

characteristic of or resembling Hell

Example: "infernal noise"
adjective

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Example: "something demonic in him — something that could be cruel"
adjective

expletives used informally as intensifiers

Example: "he's a blasted idiot"
adjective

of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire

Example: "infernal heat"
adjective

being of the underworld

Example: "infernal regions"
Antonyms:
noun

an inhabitant of Hell

Example: "his roar made the infernals quake"

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