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Saturday, July 14, 2012

October 24, 2012
infernal • adjective

Things that come from Hell, or seem like they do, are infernal. If your father tells you to stop listening to that infernal music, he thinks your tunes are hellish on the ears.

The word infernal comes from infernus, the Latin word for underground. A related word is inferno which means a really big fire, the kind that you might find in Hell. Although it might be used to describe something really hot or something evil, infernal is usually used when someone is complaining about something they really don't like such as the infernal dog next door that keeps barking.
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    tyler the creators music is infernal.

    paula bodan
    per 5&6
    mrs.foster

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Andy Dominguez
    Mrs.Foster
    Period 5 & 6
    i hate things that are really infernal.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    When my cousin is listening to such infernal music that makes her cry and be depressed i don't like seeing her its sad.

    Dayanay Miranda ( Foster ) P:5/6

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    The devil is infernal.
    56 foster carlos garrido

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    I only like infernal movies,sometimes when I'm with a friend.

    melissa beltre, ms. foster, p:5&6

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    My favorite type of movies are infernal movies.

    Lazaro Perez
    Period:5/6
    Foster

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    When my little cousin acts bad, i say he is infernal.

    Cristian Hernandez
    Foster
    Per.6

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  8. UnknownSeptember 24, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Marcelo Coppola (foster) P;5&6
    I dont like anything infernal.

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  9. Dirty PizzaOctober 23, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Giovanni Brucher Ms Rodriguez & Ms.Gonzalez
    Per.4

    Please stop with the infernal, use of YOLO without any clue to its correct usage in a sentence.

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  10. Junet RodriguezOctober 24, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Parents usually find the music we hear to be infernal.
    Mrs.Marroquin
    Period 4

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  11. AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Infernal music such as metal rock drive people
    insane & some depressed.
    Diego Moran
    P.4
    Mrs.Marroquin

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  12. yazmineOctober 25, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    Yaneisy Ramos
    Ms.Allen
    Period#5&6

    No matter how well-intentioned, those infernal devices get in the way of something, usually turn signals.

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  13. Gabriel lopez per. 5&6October 27, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Gabriel Lopez
    Ms.Allen
    Period.5&6

    Infernal spirits to raze her enchanted palace to the ground, burying within its ruins her fatal love

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  14. AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Brian Santana
    p1/2

    ms allen

    Infernal flames came and attacked the deadly ghost

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