English Explanatory Dictionary

fuliginous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.

Pronunciation

/fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fuliginous.wav

Word forms

fuliginous more fuliginous most fuliginous

Etymology

From Latin fūlīginōsus, from fūlīgō (“soot”).

Derived words

fuliginosity fuliginously
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