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单词 caliginous
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caliginous

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ca·lig·i·nous

C0036100 (kə-lĭj′ə-nəs)adj. Dark, misty, and gloomy.
[From Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō, cālīgin-, darkness.]

caliginous

(kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs) adjarchaic dark; dim[C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness]

ca•lig•i•nous

(kəˈlɪdʒ ə nəs)

adj. Archaic. misty; dim; dark. [1540–50; < Latin cālīginōsus misty =cālīgin-, s. of cālīgō mist + -ōsus -ous]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.caliginous - dark and misty and gloomydark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

caliginous

adjectiveDeficient in brightness:dark, dim, dusky, murky, obscure.

caliginous

enUK
Related to caliginous: terse, superannuated, cursory, interminable
  • adj

Synonyms for caliginous

adj deficient in brightness

Synonyms

  • dark
  • dim
  • dusky
  • murky
  • obscure

Words related to caliginous

adj dark and misty and gloomy

Related Words

  • dark
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