Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlegethontic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phlegeth-on-tic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.

Example Sentences

"His soul was but a black gulf into which poured the Phlegethontic cataract of their conversation."

Inflected Forms

more Phlegethontic (comparative) most Phlegethontic (superlative)

Synonyms

Phlegethontal

Questions

What does phlegethontic mean?: Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.

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