augean

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Not a revolution with arms and conflict rather with new laws and maybe a new constitution even but for that no less a thorough cleaning of these augean stables.

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  1. 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.

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  1. extremely filthy from long neglect

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