fuliginous
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fuliginous
- /fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs/
Where it comes from
From Latin fūlīginōsus, from fūlīgō (“soot”).
adjective more fuliginous · most fuliginous
- Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. 1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of The Fossils of England …the fuliginous Matter form'd, by the Drift of the Air, into the Shape of a Species of marine Lichen, in Creeks of Chimneys, Stoves, Forges and Furnaces, where there are Fires kept for a considerable Time, and much F
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adj pertaining to or resembling soot
| Español | fuliginoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 검댕 geomdaeng |
| 日本語 | すすだらけの susudarakeno |
| 中文 | 煤烟色 meiyinshai |
| Português | fuliginoso |
| Français | fuligineux |
| Deutsch | rußig |
| Italiano | fuliginoso |
| Ελληνικά | αιθαλώδης aithalódis |
| Русский | закопчённый zakopčónnyj, покрытый сажей pokrytyj sažej, покрытый копотью pokrytyj kopotʹju |
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