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AUGEAN
Augean
(adjective) extremely filthy from long neglect
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Au*ge"an, a.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.
2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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