AUGEAN


Meaning of AUGEAN in English

/aw jee"euhn/ , adj.

1. resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.

2. difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore.

[ 1590-1600; Auge ( us ) of AUGEAS (Gk Augeí ( as ) + -us adj. suffix) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .