Stygian
[ stij-ee-uh n ]
/ ˈstɪdʒ i ən /
adjective
of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.
dark or gloomy.
infernal; hellish.
Also styg·i·an (for defs 2, 3).
Origin of Stygian
Related formstrans-Styg·i·an, adjective
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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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Word Origin and History for stygian
Stygian
"pertaining to Styx or the nether world," 1560s, from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stygios, from Styx (genitive Stygos); see Styx.
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