Augean
Au·ge·an
Augean
a.
- 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. (Class. Myth.)
- Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.
Phrases & Compounds
- Augean stable
- an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.