adj.
Pronunciation: fyu ̇ - ' li-j ə -n ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin fuliginosus, from Latin fuligin-, fuligo soot; akin to Lithuanian d ū lis cloud, vapor, and probably to Latin fumus smoke ― more at FUME
Date: 1621
1 a : SOOTY b : OBSCURE , MURKY
2 : having a dark or dusky color
– fu · lig · i · nous · ly adverb