lucifugous
adjective
lu·cif·u·gous
lüˈsifyəgəs
variants or less commonly lucifugal
-gəl
: avoiding light
a lucifugous creature of the darkness
Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard
Word History
Etymology
lucifugous from Latin lucifugus, from luci- + -fugus (from fugere to flee); lucifugal from Latin lucifugus + English -al
- going full speed ahead
- going in
- going in (on)
- going in for
- going in on
- going light
- going like clockwork
- going nowhere fast
- going off
- going off the deep end
- going on
- going on the dole
- going one better
- going out
- going out (with)
- going out with
- going over
- going public
- going public (with)
- going public with
- going rate
- going spare
- going steady
- going strong
- going through