Stygian

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: hellish, unpleasant, scary

This is an adjective based on the word “Styx,” the river in Hades, from Greek mythology.

Why I Looked It Up

From Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:

She was having these cozy thoughts as she and Sam made their way down a Stygian stretch of Amsterdam Avenue.

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