FULIGINOUS


Meaning of FULIGINOUS in English

[fu.lig.i.nous] adj [LL fuliginosus, fr. L fuligin-, fuligo soot; akin to Lith dulis cloud, vapor, and prob. to L fumus smoke--more at fume] (1621) 1 a: sooty b: obscure, murky

2: having a dark or dusky color -- fu.lig.i.nous.ly adv

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