infernal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an inhabitant of Hell
  2. adjective characteristic of or resembling Hell
  3. adjective extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Etymology

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

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