as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I detest that infernal machine
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Recent Examples of infernal
With a wink and a knowing smile, Hermes (Sarah Taylor) guides the audience through a realm of stark contrasts, from the ominous storms of the world above to the infernal heat of Hadestown.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Another flash shot: Uncle Fred standing behind her in his infernal boots, mummified in white menstrual products—and Shula wakes up.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
My favorite of all is Peter Stormare as Lucifer himself, floating down in a white suit and bare feet covered in tar like some infernal version of a southern roué whose eyebrows were seared off by the flames of hell.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The wildfires scorching Southern California are turning entire neighborhoods into ash, decimating expensive properties and exacerbating an insurance crisis that predates the infernal blazes.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Another flash shot: Uncle Fred standing behind her in his infernal boots, mummified in white menstrual products—and Shula wakes up.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
My favorite of all is Peter Stormare as Lucifer himself, floating down in a white suit and bare feet covered in tar like some infernal version of a southern roué whose eyebrows were seared off by the flames of hell.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The wildfires scorching Southern California are turning entire neighborhoods into ash, decimating expensive properties and exacerbating an insurance crisis that predates the infernal blazes.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infernal
Adjective
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Slavery had a cursed past, and a present to be tolerated, but no future.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Diana, originally a student in the classic series, is now a doctor navigating her supernatural powers, a cursed love triangle, and a far more sensual storyline - complete with steamy scenes that are a bold departure from the chaste kisses of 35 years ago.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The grandson of the benefactor whose maiden name christens the auditorium itself (The Fish Theater, which spawns a stream of awful fish puns as long as a whale), Jack was born into ballet and defends dance with every fiber of his being.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling, as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.—
Keaton Patti,
The New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2019
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The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Infernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infernal. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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