infernal, adj.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
expletives used informally as intensifiers
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
blame blamed blasted blessed damn damned darned deuced goddam goddamn goddamned infernal
sample sentences
"he's a blasted idiot""it's a blamed shame"
"a blame cold winter"
"not a blessed dime"
"I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"
"he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"
"a deuced idiot"
"an infernal nuisance"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
demonic diabolic diabolical fiendish hellish infernal satanic unholy
sample sentences
"something demonic in him--something that could be cruel""fires lit up a diabolic scene"
"diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"
"a fiendish despot"
"hellish torture"
"infernal instruments of war"
"satanic cruelty"
"unholy grimaces"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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similar to
characteristic of or resembling Hell
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
infernal
sample sentences
"infernal noise""infernal punishment"
being of the underworld
<adj.all>
infernal
sample sentences
"infernal regions"
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similar to
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
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infernal