Stygian
adjective
- of or characteristic of the river Styx and the infernal regions
- infernal or hellish
- dark or gloomy
- inviolable; completely binding, as an oath sworn by the river Styx
See Stygian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
styg·i·an also Styg·i·an
adjectivea. Gloomy and dark.
b. Infernal; hellish.
- Of or relating to the river Styx.
Origin: From Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux, Stug-, Styx.
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