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Stygian

/'st/I//dZ//i//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See <u>Styx</u>.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. hellish

    adj.all

    Examples
    Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades

    adj.all

    Examples
    Upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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