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fuliginous

[ fyoo-lij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. sooty; smoky:

    the fuliginous air hanging over an industrial city.

  2. of the color of soot, as dark gray, dull brown, black, etc.


fuliginous

/ ːˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. sooty or smoky
  2. of the colour of soot; dull greyish-black or brown
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Derived Forms

  • ڳˈԴdzܲԱ, noun
  • ڳˈԴdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڳ·i·Դdzܲ· adverb
  • ڳ·i·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fuliginous1

1565–75; < Latin ūīōܲ full of soot, equivalent to ūī- (stem of ūīō ) soot + -ōܲ -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fuliginous1

C16: from Late Latin ūīōܲ full of soot, from Latin ūīō soot
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It might also be said that everything at dinner after that is fuliginous at best.

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I toy with shouting some tidbit more—some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex—but my heart’s not in it.

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Within his dusky arms the wretch he caught, And with smutched lips, fuliginous and hot, Repaid the kiss which he to Christ had given.

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The tongue is generally dry, hard, and brown, and the teeth and gums fuliginous.

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It was vulgarly called witch-riding, and considered as arising from the weight of fuliginous spirits incumbent on the breast.

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