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Acheronian

ac·he·ro·nian

UK/ˌækəˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/ US/ˌækəˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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
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Origin

From Acheron + -ian.

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