Augean
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore.
Origin of Augean
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How to use Augean in a sentence
He compared this discovery to a “wagon full of manure” left in the Augean stables of science.
I had to chase the chickens back into the coop and close the door so I could finish with the Augean Stables of the chicken pen.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Bush White House staff has begun the Augean task of spinning the Bush legacy.
Before the reconstruction, the old rubbish must be cleared away, and Augean stables must be cleansed.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThe district-attorney was busy, however, on an Augean task—the cleaning out of the police stable.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
She seemed prepared to clean Augean stables, and there was something judicial in her aspect too, but she did not look at Olive.
Olive in Italy | Moray DaltonIt was the river Alpheus that Hercules turned through the Augean stables.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen BrooksHowever the patriarch and his sons managed to cleanse this worse than Augean stable passes all understanding.
Bible Romances | George W. Foote
British Dictionary definitions for Augean
/ (ɔːˈdʒiːən) /
extremely dirty or corrupt
Origin of Augean
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