Main Entry:

in·fer·nal

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈfər-n^əl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French enfernal, from Late Latin infernalis, from infernus hell, from Latin, lower, from inferus

Date:

14th century

1: of or relating to a nether world of the dead2 a: of or relating to hell b: hellish, diabolical3: damnable <an infernal nuisance>

— in·fer·nal·ly \-n^əl-ē\ adverb