Phlegethontal

adjective

Phleg·​e·​thon·​tal

¦flegə¦thäntᵊl,

-ejə¦-

variants or Phlegethontic

-tik

archaic

: of, relating to, or resembling a river of fire : burning

Word History

Etymology

Latin phlegethontis phlegethontal (from Phlegethon, principal river of Hades that ran with fire instead of water, from Greek Phlegethōn, from phlegethein to blaze, from phlegein to burn) + English -al or -ic

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