Tartarean

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Adjective
  • Four years later in Italy, the waterworks went again, as those infernal penalty kicks tripped us up against West Germany in the semifinal.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Greek myths feature dozens of chthonic divinities and forces.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • But Lloyd is less interested in the specifics of either work than in the chthonic rage underneath.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • It’s been a hellish week across South Florida.
    Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Others have been wounded, detained by military forces or stuck at sea in hellish conditions.
    Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Some say sulfurous and phenolic, others say straight-up skunky.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Rescue teams spent four hours navigating the Hardah Dam crater’s steep, rocky terrain and hot sulfurous lake before divers recovered his body roughly 100 feet below the surface.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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“Tartarean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Tartarean. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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