infernally

Like the underworld

Infernally means in a manner suggesting hell or damnation, but it's almost always used as an intensifier expressing annoyance or frustration: It's infernally hot in here, an infernally complicated process.

The word carries old-fashioned, slightly theatrical overtones—stronger than "extremely" but milder than profanity.

intensity

damnably

In an accursed manner

devilishly · cursedly · abominably · wickedly · atrociously · exasperatingly · maddeningly · unbearably · insufferably · tormentingly

damnation

damned

Condemned to hell

satanic · unholy · godforsaken · bedeviled · cursed · wretched · condemned · perdition · brimstone · underworld

heat

scorching

Extremely hot, burning

blistering · searing · roasting · boiling · stifling · suffocating · oppressive · torrid · smoldering · volcanic

Opposites
manner/intensity of hellishness vs heavenliness

infernallyheavenly

Divinely pleasant or blissful

angelically · divinely · celestially · beatifically · seraphically

degree of unpleasantness vs pleasantness

infernallydelightfully

In a pleasing way

divinely · wonderfully · pleasantly · agreeably · blissfully

Phrases
Family

infernal, infernals

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G