infernall
infernall is the obsolete spelling of infernal.
Meaning of infernal
Adjective
infernal (comparative more infernal, superlative most infernal)
- Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
- He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 119
- Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
- Synonyms:
- fiery
- Stygian, gloomy.
- Synonyms:
- cimmerian, dusky, tenebrous, adumbral, blear, caliginous, crepuscular, dark, darksome, darkling
- Diabolical or fiendish.
- Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile
Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd
The Mother of Mankind1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I, lines 34–36
- Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile
- Very annoying; damned.
- As I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, […]1905, Bram Stoker, The Man
Forms of infernall
| comparative | more infernall |
|---|---|
| superlative | most infernall |
Questions about infernall
- What is infernall the obsolete spelling of?
- Infernall is the obsolete spelling of infernal.
Words near infernall in the dictionary
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