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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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.
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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
This time, infernal matter oozed out of a 3,000-foot-long crack that emerged near one of the protective walls to the town’s north, which managed to deflect the lava.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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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
This time, infernal matter oozed out of a 3,000-foot-long crack that emerged near one of the protective walls to the town’s north, which managed to deflect the lava.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Infernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infernal. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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