Explore Stygian through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like infernal or dark. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stygian in a sentence
Stygian meaning
- Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
- Infernal or hellish.
- Dark and gloomy.
Using Stygian
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”). | Infernal or hellish. | Dark and gloomy.
- Useful related words include: infernal, acheronian, acherontic, dark.
Context around Stygian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stygian
- In this selection, "stygian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tackling, depths, blackness and zinogre stand out and add context to how "stygian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include before tackling stygian zinogre and highs and stygian depths he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stygian" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stygian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
LePage even managed to make retirement in the Sunshine State seem like a Stygian horror. (15 words)
Be sure to farm some of the high dragon resistance armor sets before tackling Stygian Zinogre. (16 words)
After Mayne and the five other members of his commando squad galloped into the stygian blackness of the surrounding desert, the base’s terrified, bewildered personnel spent almost an hour shooting at each other in the poor light. (38 words)
And if the 2022-23 campaign was a queasy roller-coaster ride, including both Alpine highs and Stygian depths, he is confident that his confreres will continue the advances they made under new manager Barry Robson after a traumatic period at Pittodrie. (42 words)
After Mayne and the five other members of his commando squad galloped into the stygian blackness of the surrounding desert, the base’s terrified, bewildered personnel spent almost an hour shooting at each other in the poor light. (38 words)
Be sure to farm some of the high dragon resistance armor sets before tackling Stygian Zinogre. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
And if the 2022-23 campaign was a queasy roller-coaster ride, including both Alpine highs and Stygian depths, he is confident that his confreres will continue the advances they made under new manager Barry Robson after a traumatic period at Pittodrie.
After Mayne and the five other members of his commando squad galloped into the stygian blackness of the surrounding desert, the base’s terrified, bewildered personnel spent almost an hour shooting at each other in the poor light.
Be sure to farm some of the high dragon resistance armor sets before tackling Stygian Zinogre.
LePage even managed to make retirement in the Sunshine State seem like a Stygian horror.