ACHERONTIC

Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian

(adjective) dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; “in the depths of an Acheronian forest”; “upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue”-Wordsworth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ach`e*ron"tic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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