stygian

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stugios), “‘relating to Styx’”), from Στύξ (Stux), “‘Styx, chief river of underworld’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

stygian

  1. Dark and gloomy.
  2. Infernal or hellish.
  3. Of, or relating to the river Styx.

[edit] Translations

dark and gloomy
infernal or hellish
of or relating to the river Styx

[edit] Anagrams

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