as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I detest that infernal machine
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Recent Examples of infernal
La Fontaine’s fable runs to 44 lines; after the infernal prologue, the remaining 40 sketch the fortunes of Hell’s two daughters.
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Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
But in the case of the Rockies in recent years, that’s just been infernal noise.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Those lessons are reinforced in songs (by Shawn Coleman), which sound like every infernal childhood jingle that ever got stuck in your head.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
And then there are the infernal workers who make sure that Lucifer’s realm runs smoothly, among them farting devils, giants in chains, and a flying monster with the body of a serpent and the face of an honest man.
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Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for infernal
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
But in the case of the Rockies in recent years, that’s just been infernal noise.
—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Those lessons are reinforced in songs (by Shawn Coleman), which sound like every infernal childhood jingle that ever got stuck in your head.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
And then there are the infernal workers who make sure that Lucifer’s realm runs smoothly, among them farting devils, giants in chains, and a flying monster with the body of a serpent and the face of an honest man.
—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infernal
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Soon after, residents of Shuni began to sicken and die, giving rise to rumors of a cursed coffin.
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Created by Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay is set in a fictional — and very much cursed — New England island town and centers around Tom, the town’s mayor.
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There’s gonna be some comedy at the beginning and then there’s gonna be freaking reggaeton!
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That itself should be a freaking movie.
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The production quality was terrible.
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But in May of 1943, a terrible fire burned his studio to the ground.
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Messi shook off his awful spot kick to deliver another match-winning masterclass against Austria and become the competition’s all-time top scorer in the process.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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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.
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Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.
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Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
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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.
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.
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“Infernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infernal. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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