augean

1. 1.

   extremely filthy from long neglect

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Questions about augean

What does augean mean?

augean means "extremely filthy from long neglect".

How many syllables are in augean?

augean has 3 syllables: a-u-gean. The stress falls on "a".

Is augean a common word?

augean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.