The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
infernally, hellishly
(adverb) extremely; “infernally clever”; “hellishly dangerous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infernally (comparative more infernally, superlative most infernally)
In an infernal manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fer"nal*ly, adv.
Definition: In an infernal manner; diabolically. "Infernally false." Bp. Hacket.
In*fer"nal, a. Etym: [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.
In*fer"nal, n.
Definition: An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 January 2025
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.