STYGIAN

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

Stygian

(adjective) hellish; “Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn”- Milton

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

stygian (comparative more stygian, superlative most stygian)

Dark and gloomy.

Infernal or hellish.

Usage notes

• See also Stygian, which means "of, by or relating to the river Styx".

Anagrams

• staying

Etymology

Adjective

Stygian (comparative more Stygian, superlative most Stygian)

Of, by or relating to the river Styx.

Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.

Anagrams

• staying

Source: Wiktionary

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Styg"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Stygius, fr. Styx, Stygis, Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See Styx. At that so sudden blaze, the Stygian throng Bent their aspect. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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