Tartarean


Tar·tar·e·an

adj \tär-ˈter-ē-ən\

Definition of TARTAREAN

: of, relating to, or resembling Tartarus : infernal <were thrown headlong … into the Tartarean abyss — Edward Gibbon>

Origin of TARTAREAN

Latin tartareus, from Greek tartareios, from Tartaros Tartarus
First Known Use: 1592

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