Stygian
[ stij-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈstɪdʒ i ən /
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adjective
of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.
dark or gloomy.
infernal; hellish.
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Also styg·i·an (for defs. 2, 3) .
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OTHER WORDS FROM Stygian
trans-Styg·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby Stygian
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vitus's dance, S twist, sty, stye, Stygian, styl-, stylar, stylate, style, stylebook
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British Dictionary definitions for Stygian
Stygian
/ (ˈstɪdʒɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to the river Styx
mainly literary
- dark, gloomy, or hellish
- completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx
Word Origin for Stygian
C16: from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux Styx; related to stugein to hate
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