Stygian

Sty·gi·an /ˈstɪdʒiən/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun] literary

DARKunpleasantly dark, and making you feel nervous or afraid 阴暗的；阴森森的

the Stygian gloom

阴森黑暗

Examples from the Corpus

Stygian• Stygian caverns• No green flash, nothing, and the sky above fading from blue through green to the beginning of Stygian darkness.• She lowered her head and entered the Stygian darkness.• We navigated the Stygian gloom of the corridor arm in arm like a quaint, old-fashioned couple.

Origin Stygian

(1500-1600) Latin stygius, from Greek, from Styx river in ancient Greek stories which people cross over when they die

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Making you feel afraid: frightening, scary, alarming...