infernality

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

infernal +‎ -ity

Noun[edit]

infernality (countable and uncountable, plural infernalities)

  1. The quality of being infernal.
    • 2015 July 27, Paul Theroux, “‘Let Me Tell You,’ by Shirley Jackson”, in New York Times[1]:
      You associate the Green Mountain State with gourmet ice cream and cows, not swastikas and hate mail, but on second thought it’s possible to conclude that such small town infernality is very Jacksonian.