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Tartarean

Tartarean

9.9
Very dark and frightening like the world of the dead in Greek myth
  • adjective
  • /tɑːrˈtɛəriən/
  • Literature
translation icon : tartárico
  • The hero ventured into the Tartarean depths, facing unimaginable dangers.

Examples

  • Her novel depicts a Tartarean world filled with hopelessness and despair.

  • Many myths describe Tartarean creatures lurking in the dark.

  • A Tartarean gloom hung over the battlefield after the sun had set.

  • The Tartarean landscape was filled with shadows and despair.

  • The Tartarean landscape was transformed into a nightmarish realm of fire and despair.

  • In his story, the Tartarean spirits tortured the souls trapped in the underworld.

  • The cult performed rituals in the Tartarean caverns, invoking the dread of the infernal depths.

Synonyms

satanic
vsTartarean
36 7.5

Extremely evil and cruel, like something from hell

highlights mythic underworld relation and infernal nature rather than moral evil
Stygian
vsTartarean
  • Literature
1 9.9

So dark and frightening that it feels like a deep underground place

emphasizes infernal or hellish origin rather than only darkness or gloom
Plutonian
vsTartarean
  • Literature
9.9

Relating to the world of the dead in Greek myth

is focused on Tartarus and infernal, hellish character rather than only the dead realm
Acheronian
vsTartarean
  • Literature
9.9

Very dark and gloomy like a place of the dead

focuses on Tartarus and infernal nature rather than a single river image
Hadean
vsTartarean
  • Literature
9.9

Relating to the underworld of old stories or to the earliest time in Earth's history

focuses on infernal Tartarus meaning rather than geological time sense

How Hellish

Tartarean
  • Literature
9.9
hellish
28 6.1
awful
∞ 1.0
nasty
  • Offensive
457 1.8
unpleasant
215 1.0

Surface Forms

Tartarean positive

Morphology

Tartarean = Tartarus (opaque) = Tartarus + ean

The word is derived from 'Tartarus', a proper noun from Greek mythology, and the suffix '-ean' is not commonly used in English, making the meaning less transparent.

Etymology

The word Tartarean comes from Tartarus, the deep 'underworld' in Greek myths where terrible punishments happen. So, Tartarean means 'hellish' or very like the world of the dead.