Meaning of Stygian in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    Stygian

    Definitions

    1. hellish

    Examples

    • « Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn- Milton »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades

    Examples

    • « in the depths of an Acheronian forest »
    • « upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue-Wordsworth »

    Synonyms

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