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Meaning of 'stygian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stygian [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See Styx.

Meaning of 'stygian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stygian [ s]
Meaning (1):
- hellish
Example in sentence:
  • Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn
Meaning (2):
- dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
Example in sentence:
  • in the depths of an Acheronian forest;
  • upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue

Nearby Words:

sty styan styca stycerin stye stygial stying stylagalmaic stylar stylaster

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