Stygian
Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythologyOf, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
» Heavenly ire / ne'er sent a pest more loathsome; ne'er were seen / worse plagues to issue from the Stygian mire.
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2 senses(Greek)Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
stygisch
стиги́йскийstigíjskij
Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
- hellish
- dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
Examples
1 sentencesHeavenly ire / ne'er sent a pest more loathsome; ne'er were seen / worse plagues to issue from the Stygian mire.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
See stygian.See stygian.
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Forms
more Stygian, most Stygian| Comparative | more Stygian Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Stygian Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades:AcheronianAcherontic
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.