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plutonian

adjective, often capitalized
plu·​to·​ni·​an | \ plü-ˈtō-nē-ən How to pronounce plutonian (audio) \

Definition of plutonian

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Pluto or the lower world : infernal
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Examples of plutonian in a Sentence

the rows of abandoned, boarded-up tenement houses made for a rather plutonian landscape

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 The morning of April 1, 1976, Moore announced on a BBC radio station that at 9:47 am, Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, creating the Jovian-Plutonian Gravitational Effect. — National Geographic, "4 Far-Out Space Hoaxes for April Fools’ Day," 31 Mar. 2016 His most recent discoveries, the two tiny Plutonian satellites, were named with the help of a popular vote. — Nadia Drake, WIRED, "New Moon Discovered Around Neptune in Old Hubble Images," 15 July 2013

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1604, in the meaning defined above

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