English dictionary
Stygian
/'st/I//dZ//i//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See <u>Styx</u>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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hellish
ExamplesHence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
ExamplesUpon those roseate lips a Stygian hue.
Source: WordNet 3.0