Stygian

styg·i·an

also Styg·i·an S0828800 (stĭj′ē-ən)adj.1. a. Gloomy and dark.b. Infernal; hellish.2. Of or relating to the river Styx.

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[From Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux, Stug-, Styx.]

Stygian

(ˈstɪdʒɪən) adj1. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the river Styx2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) chiefly literary a. dark, gloomy, or hellishb. completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx[C16: from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux Styx; related to stugein to hate]

Styg•i•an

(ˈstɪdʒ i ən)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the river Styx or to the underworld of Greek and Roman myth. 2. (often l.c.) dark or gloomy. 3. (often l.c.) infernal; hellish. [1560–70; < Latin Stygi(us) < Greek Stýgios (adj. derivative of Stýx, s. Styg- Styx) + -an¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	Stygian - hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Miltoninfernal - being of the underworld; "infernal regions"
	2.	Stygian - 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"-WordsworthAcheronian, Acheronticdark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

Translations

stigio