Stygian vs Devilish - What's the difference?
stygian | devilish | Related terms |
Dark and gloomy.
:* {{quote-book
, year=1918
, year_published=2008
, edition=HTML
, editor=
, author=Edgar Rice Burroughs
, title=The Gods of Mars
, chapter=
Infernal or hellish.
Resembling a devil.
Characteristic of a devil.
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Stygian is a related term of devilish.
As adjectives the difference between stygian and devilish
is that stygian is of, by or relating to the river styx while devilish is resembling a devil.As an adverb devilish is
(informal) devilishly.stygian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=The things which the Stygian darkness hid from my objective eye … }}
Usage notes
* See also (m), which means "of, by or relating to the river Styx".Anagrams
*devilish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A devilish grin.
- A devilish''' effort yielded a '''devilish success.