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infernal

infernal, hellish

adjective an-fehr-NAHL Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin 'infernalis'

Also means

dreadful, unbearable (informal)

Usage Note

Infernal has the feminine form infernale and the plural infernaux. In everyday speech it often hyperbolically describes something extremely annoying or intense: un bruit infernal (a dreadful racket). The literary sense refers to hell or the underworld, as in les régions infernales.

Examples

"Ce vacarme infernal m'empêche de dormir."

Natural Translation

This infernal racket keeps me from sleeping.

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