augean

Speech parts

1. augean - Adjective

2. augean - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.

Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

complex difficult involved heavy hard controversial complicated demanding corrupt intricate formidable killer awkward arduous exacting

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Antonyms

accessible trouble-free as simple as abc as easy as falling off a log as easy as abc as easy as pie

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Anagrams

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Examples

But to the Protestants it seemed far from thorough; Martin Luther had his edition (1538) prefaced with a vignette showing the cardinals cleaning the Augean stable of the Roman Church with foxtails instead of brooms. Source: Internet

Heracles accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus did not accept the cleansing of the Augean stables because Heracles was going to accept pay for the labor. Source: Internet

Now Napoleon saw him as the person to clean the Augean stables of the Dutch client state. Source: Internet

To extend what may have once been ten Labours to the canonical dozen, it was said that Eurystheus didn't count the Hydra, as he was assisted, nor the Augean stables, as Heracles received payment for his work. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Aug. augaptilid Augar Augean stables Augeas Augeias