Word of the Day 10.4.9

stygian

styg·i·an also Styg·i·an (stj-n)

adj.

1.

a. Gloomy and dark.

b. Infernal; hellish.

2. Of or relating to the river Styx.


[From Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux, Stug-, Styx.]

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Adj.

1.

Stygian – hellish; “Hence loathed Melancholy…/In Stygian cave forlorn”- Milton

infernal – being of the underworld; “infernal regions”

2.

Stygian – dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; “in the depths of an Acheronian forest”; “upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue”-Wordsworth

dark – devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; “sitting in a dark corner”; “a dark day”; “dark shadows”; “dark as the inside of a black cat”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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