Tartarean

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Adjective
  • And then there are the infernal workers who make sure that Lucifer’s realm runs smoothly, among them farting devils, giants in chains, and a flying monster with the body of a serpent and the face of an honest man.
    Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
  • For its first half, Frankenstein the movie is an infernal construction not unlike the monster at its center, a lavish assemblage of elements that have electricity but no soul.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • That’s because the Greeks distinguished between Olympian gods, who lived on Mt. Olympus, and chthonic gods, who lived in the underworld.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This is going to be a hellish legislative session — again — for many Florida lawmakers.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Then, in the distance, a camera flash lit up a hellish sight—wreathed in the smoke from village fires, a great black pipe organ, as tall as the houses on either side, heaved and rolled across the square.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Hydrogen sulfide is colorless, but has a sulfurous smell, similar to rotten eggs.
    Rachel Wolf , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Why Broccoli Smells Like all cruciferous vegetables, broccoli contains sulfurous compounds that are released during cooking.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Tartarean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Tartarean. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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