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Stygian

sty·gian

UK/ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/ US/ˈstɪdʒiʌn/ uncommon literary

adjective

1.

hellish

  • “Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn” Milton
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2.

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 Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).

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