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Augean

//ɔːˈd͡ʒiːən// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Augeas.
  2. 2
    Very filthy.
  3. 3
    Huge, immense, Herculean.

    "an Augean task"

Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely filthy from long neglect wordnet

Etymology

From Latin Augeas + -an. Augeas is a figure in Greek mythology whose stables were never cleaned until Hercules was given the task of cleaning them.

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