Tartarean

adjective

Definition of Tartareannext
as in chthonian

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  1. infernal
  2. chthonic
  3. hellish
Adjective
  • Christ and his angels battled for your salvation, while the Devil and his many demonic spirits sought to trick and tempt, to pull you into their infernal kingdom.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The stake, with the hooded heretic, the black man or the witch attached to it, is the burning tree and body of the infernal world.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Definition of infernal
Adjective
  • But Lloyd is less interested in the specifics of either work than in the chthonic rage underneath.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And no one suffers quite like the True Believer; surrendering to optimism is an invitation for chthonic forces to start doling out a whole lot of emotional rump puntings.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of chthonic
Adjective
  • But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) transforms into the Green Goblin and sets about making his former best friend’s life generally hellish.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of hellish
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