styg·i·an also Styg·i·an (st j  - n)adj. 1. a. Gloomy and dark. b. Infernal; hellish. 2. Of or relating to the river Styx. [From Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux, Stug-, Styx.] |
Stygian [ˈstɪdʒɪən]
adj
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the river Styx
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Chiefly literary
a. dark, gloomy, or hellish
b. completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx
[from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux Styx; related to stugein to hate]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | Stygian - hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton infernal - 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"-Wordsworthdark - 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" |
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