Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

stygian

[stij-ee-uhn] / ˈstɪdʒ i ən /








Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He parked next to a dimly lit footbridge, which wobbled with our passage above a Stygian chasm.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

They are the occupants of the outsize bunk bed at the center of Sabine Dargent’s set, shrouded in Stygian shadows by Mark Galione’s lighting.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2019

The summer-stock theatricality of finding each other dissipated as the pair walked along the museum’s Stygian passageways.

From The New Yorker • May 8, 2017

Is the name a nod to the local passion for the Stygian side of the beer world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2016

He still held his Stygian sword, but his hands were dark and transparent like smoky glass.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan