In*fer"nal , n. An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself. [Obs.]
Drayton.
In*fer"nal (?), a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr. infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions, inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the
Tartarus of the ancients.
The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy.
Garth. 2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct.
The instruments or
abettors in such infernal dealings.
Addison. Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously designed to explode, and destroy life or property. - - Infernal stone (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic; formerly so called. The name was also
applied to caustic potash.
Syn.
-- Tartarean; Stygian;
hellish; devilish;
diabolical; satanic; fiendish; malicious.
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