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Adjective acherontic has 1 sense

Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian - dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth
Antonym: light (indirect, via dark)

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Acherontic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the river Acheron:

She stood on the banks of the acherontic river, contemplating the afterlife.

2. Dark and gloomy:

The abandoned house had an acherontic atmosphere that sent shivers down their spines.

3. Pertaining to the underworld or hell:

The acherontic creatures that inhabit the depths of the underworld are only spoken of in terrifying legends.

Noun

1. An inhabitant of the Acheron:

According to Greek mythology, Charon is the acherontic who ferries the souls of the dead across the river.

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