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单词 phlegethontic
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Phlegethonticadj.

Brit. /ˌflɛɡᵻˈθɒntɪk/, /ˌflɛdʒᵻˈθɒntɪk/, U.S. /ˌflɛɡəˈθɑn(t)ɪk/, /ˌflɛdʒəˈθɑn(t)ɪk/
Forms: 1600s Phlegetontick, 1600s Phlegetontike, 1700s–1800s Phlegethontic.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Phlegethont- , Phlegethōn , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin Phlegethont-, Phlegethōn (see Phlegethon n.) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin Phlegethonticus (12th cent. in a British source). Compare Phlegethontal adj.
poetic. Now rare.
Of, relating to, or resembling the mythical fiery river Phlegethon (see Phlegethon n.); spec. blazing, burning.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective] > of classical mythology > of parts of
Stygial1523
Stygian1566
Phlegethontic1600
Phlegethontala1649
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective]
firenOE
fieryc1300
Phlegethontic1600
empyreal1601
ignic1612
ignean1635
Phlegethontala1649
igneous1664
igneal1669
vulcanic1687
brimstony1924
1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. Prol. sig. A4 To feele the smart of Phlegetontike sight.
1678 J. Phillips Maronides 87 About it Phlegetontick stream, Whose waves are a Sulphureous Cream.
1761 R. Glover Medea iii. vi. 51 By the pitchy streams of Styx, Lethe's mute and lazy flood..By the Phlegethontic blaze, Direful goddess, hear and rise.
1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IV liii. 97 Cogniac! Sweet Naïad of the Phlegethontic rill!
1887 D. C. F. Moodie Southern Songs 43 His Phlegethontic brethren roar, in endless torture round.
2004 www.geocities.com 3 June (O.E.D. Archive) When bringing your oblation at the Phlegethontic fountains, you'll forget your trepidation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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