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Augean

au·gean

UK/ɔːˈd͡ʒiːən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

extremely dirty and corrupt

  • “every government ought to attend to cleaning its own Augean stables”
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Origin

From Latin Augeas + -an. Augeas is a figure in Greek mythology whose stables were never cleaned until Hercules was given the task of cleaning them.

Phrases

  • Augean stables

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