DANTEAN


Meaning of DANTEAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' dan-t ē - ə n, ' dän-

Function: adjective

Date: 1785

: of, relating to, or suggestive of Dante or his writings especially : having a hellish or bizarre quality <refugees lived a Dantean existence ― A. E. Cowdrey>

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