ADJECTIVE | pert | Sisyphean | of or relating to Sisyphus |
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all | Sisyphean | both extremely effortful and futile |
Meaning | Of or relating to Sisyphus. | |
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Spanish | de Sísifo | |
Nouns | Sisyphus | (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 |
Meaning | both extremely effortful and futile. | |
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Broader | effortful | requiring great physical effort |
Nouns | Sisyphus | (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 |
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