stygian

stygian · adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣτύγιος“relating to Styx”
2. English todaystygian

From Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).

Stygian · adjective, noun²

See stygian.

Words from the same roots