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
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
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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