[
US
/ˈstɪdʒiən/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
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 -
hellish
Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn
How To Use Stygian In A Sentence
- A Stygian this time, his face tattooed in arcane designs that had been old when Acheron was new to the world. Archive 2009-12-01
- The term 'film noir' gets thoroughly redefined in Bela Tarr's The Man From London, a mystery story cloaked in such stygian darkness that some viewers may succumb to eye strain before its enigmas are unfolded," writes Jonathan Romney at Screen Daily. GreenCine Daily: Cannes. The Man From London.
- Another crew, assigned to white-lead the drawbar, sloshes about the pit, solaced by some Stygian philosophy of their own.
- The Stygian's choice of language would have shamed the toughest courtezan in Aquilonia. The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian
- Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn
- The entire kingdom is ruled by the clergy, with the closest devotee or disciple of Set having the single most influential hand throughout the Stygian territory.
- Each detonation illuminated the short terrace for an instant then the houses were plunged into a Stygian dark. RESCUING ROSE
- Stygian Lurker quest reward can now be regained.
- Abruptly there was darkness, not the ordinary darkness of the night but absolute Stygian inkiness. "The Barrier" by Harl Vincent, part 1
- Stygian Banks staying for waftage, 'I melt into the air with a voluptuousness so delicate that I am content to be alone. The Enjoyment of Art
