Au·ge·an (ô-j   n)adj. 1. Exceedingly filthy from long neglect. 2. Requiring heroic efforts of cleaning or correction: the Augean task of reforming the bureaucracy. [After Augeas, legendary Greek king who did not clean his stable for thirty years.] |
Augean [ɔːˈdʒiːən]
adj
extremely dirty or corrupt
[after Augeas; see Augean stables]
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| Adj. | 1. | Augean - extremely filthy from long neglect dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
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