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stygian

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

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


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of or relating to the river Styx; extremely dark; infernal, gloomy; inviolable
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