Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Sisyphean | No | Yes | No | No |
Sisyphus | Yes | No | No | No |
Sisyphean (noun) | Sisyphus (noun) |
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(Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again |
Sisyphean (adjective) | Sisyphus (adjective) |
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of or relating to Sisyphus | |
both extremely effortful and futile |