[Au.ge.an] adj [L Augeas, king of Elis, fr. Gk Augeias; fr. the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 years, was finally cleaned by Hercules] (1599): extremely formidable or difficult and occas. distasteful "an ~ task"
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Meaning of AUGEAN in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012