augean
/ɔːˈdʒiːən/
adjective
- Extremely dirty, filthy, or foul, often from neglect.
- The city's Augean sewers needed a massive cleanup project.
- The abandoned warehouse had an Augean mess that took weeks to clean.
- After the party, the kitchen was in Augean condition, with food and trash everywhere.
- Used to describe a huge, difficult task that seems impossible to complete, especially one involving cleaning or reform.
- The new manager faced an Augean task of reorganizing the company's outdated records.
- The government promised to tackle the Augean corruption in the system.
- Cleaning up the polluted river was an Augean challenge for the environmental team.