as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I detest that infernal machine
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Recent Examples of infernal
The stake, with the hooded heretic, the black man or the witch attached to it, is the burning tree and body of the infernal world.
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John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
At the end of the day, Jake can’t meditate for ten seconds without having to take a leak, and Katagiri can’t do it without the infernal hum of Tokyo, in all its movement and machinations and people living and breathing and fighting and dying, bringing him back to earth.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Bees, wasps, and yellowjackets—with their infernal stings—are similarly creatures of the summer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
This time, infernal matter oozed out of a 3,000-foot-long crack that emerged near one of the protective walls to the town’s north, which managed to deflect the lava.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
At the end of the day, Jake can’t meditate for ten seconds without having to take a leak, and Katagiri can’t do it without the infernal hum of Tokyo, in all its movement and machinations and people living and breathing and fighting and dying, bringing him back to earth.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Bees, wasps, and yellowjackets—with their infernal stings—are similarly creatures of the summer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
This time, infernal matter oozed out of a 3,000-foot-long crack that emerged near one of the protective walls to the town’s north, which managed to deflect the lava.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infernal
Adjective
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Hindle and Baseman walked Vulture through the thinking behind the various cursed objects and furniture that haunt the world of Severance.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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The reboot version of Wolf Man, however, is director Leigh Whannell’s reimagining of the classic lycanthrope tale and the cursed Lawrence Talbot—played by Chaney and Del Toro—is nowhere to be found.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling, as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.—
Keaton Patti,
The New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2019
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The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2019
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