ACHERONTIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades

Example:

upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue

Synonyms:

Acheronian; Acherontic; Stygian

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Adjectives

Similar:

dark (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black)

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