Tartarean

[ tahr-tair-ee-uh n ]

/ tɑrˈtɛər i ən /

adjective

of or relating to Tartarus; infernal.

Origin of Tartarean

1615–25; < Latin Tartare(us) of Tartarus (see -eous) + -an

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Examples from the Web for tartarean

Don Pedro, you will oblige my weakness by not mentioning that man;—his name is Tartarean, unfit for polite lips.
Westward Ho!|Charles Kingsley
Some say this Tartarean conqueror was called Timour or Temur-chi, and his origin is wrapt in mystery.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan
Dost thou soothe the Elysian groves with thy tender song, or dost thou dwell upon a Tartarean Helicon?
Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors|Francesco Petrarca
The Tartarean part of the story is, in fact, post-Aeschylean.
Suppliant Maidens and Other Plays|AEschylus

The night outside is Tartarean, certainly, but within there is nothing but light, music and mirth.
Chronicles of Dustypore|Henry Stewart Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for tartarean

Tartarean

/ (tɑːˈtɛərɪən, -ˈtɑːrɪ-) /

adjective

literary of or relating to Tartarus; infernal

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