Ploutonian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Rare form of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld”). form-of, rare
"The key which opes the well-like orifice / That leads to the Ploutonian abyss / Was given him, and when he opened it / Dense smoke ascended from the dreadful pit, / As from a mighty furnace, and the sun / Through smoke-beclouded air showed dim and dun; […]"
Example
More examples"The key which opes the well-like orifice / That leads to the Ploutonian abyss / Was given him, and when he opened it / Dense smoke ascended from the dreadful pit, / As from a mighty furnace, and the sun / Through smoke-beclouded air showed dim and dun; […]"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πλουτώνιος (Ploutṓnios) + -an. By surface analysis, Plouton + -ian.
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