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1. (adj.) Augean
resembling the Augean stables; filthy; rotten.
2. Augean
difficult and unpleasant:
an Augean chore.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L Augē(us) of Augeas (< Gk Augeíās) + -an1)
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1. (adj) Augean
extremely filthy from long neglect
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1. (adj) Augean
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
2. (adj) Augean
hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt
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