Definition of Tartarean in English:
Tartarean
adjective tɑːˈtɛːrɪənˌtɑrˈtɛriən
Greek Mythology Relating to or characteristic of Tartarus; hellish and infernal.
Example sentencesExamples
- A Tartarean gloom filled the gorge of San Martino.
- The tyrants, who would have disgraced the society of gods and men, were thrown headlong into the Tartarean abyss.
- The pagans saw Olympus and the Tartarean depths, as the Christians see Paradise and Hell.
Definition of Tartarean in US English:
Tartarean
adjectiveˌtɑrˈtɛriənˌtärˈterēən
Greek Mythology Relating to or characteristic of Tartarus; hellish and infernal.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pagans saw Olympus and the Tartarean depths, as the Christians see Paradise and Hell.
- A Tartarean gloom filled the gorge of San Martino.
- The tyrants, who would have disgraced the society of gods and men, were thrown headlong into the Tartarean abyss.