infernality en · NOUN
Etymology
From infernal + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being infernal.
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.
2015 July 27, Paul Theroux, “‘Let Me Tell You,’ by Shirley Jackson”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infernalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |