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 and divides as a-u-gean under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.