Stygian Definition
stijēən, stijən
adjective
Dark or gloomy.
Webster's New World
Infernal; hellish.
American Heritage
Of or characteristic of the river Styx and the infernal regions.
Webster's New World
Inviolable; completely binding, as an oath sworn by the river Styx.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Stygian
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From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stugios, “relating to Styx"), from Στύξ (Stux, “Styx, chief river of underworld").
From Wiktionary
From Latin Stygius from Greek Stugios from Stux Stug- Styx
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
See stygian.
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