Stygian

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈstɪdÊ’.i.É™n/

Origin

From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stugios, "relating to Styx"), from Στύξ (Stux, "Styx, chief river of underworld").

Adjective

1. Dark and gloomy.
• 1918 , Edgar Rice Burroughs , The Gods of Mars Chapter , The things which the Stygian darkness hid from my objective eye …
2. Infernal or hellish.

Usage notes

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

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