FULIGINOUS


Meaning of FULIGINOUS in English

[ fju:'lɪdʒɪnəs ]

■ adjective literary sooty; dusky.

Origin

C16 (orig. describing a vapour as 'thick and noxious'): from late L. fuliginosus , from fuligo , fuligin- 'soot'.

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