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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.
Origin:
1565–75; < Latin fūlīginōsus full of soot, equivalent to fūlīgin- (stem of fūlīgō) soot + -ōsus -ous
1565–75; < Latin fūlīginōsus full of soot, equivalent to fūlīgin- (stem of fūlīgō) soot + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
fu·lig·i·nous·ly, adverb
fu·lig·i·nous·ness, noun
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