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单词 fuliginous
释义 fu·lig·i·nous
\(ˈ)fyü|lijənəs\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin fuliginosus sooty, from Latin fuligin-, fuligo soot + -osus -ose; akin to Middle Irish dūil wish, Lithuanian dulsvas smoke-colored, Latin fumus smoke — more at fume
1. obsolete : of or relating to certain noxious bodily vapors formerly held to be produced by organic processes
 < it is not amiss to bore the skull with an instrument to let out the fuliginous vapors — Robert Burton >
2.
 a. : of, relating to, or containing soot : sooty
  < plenty of Londoners who are fed up with the current spell of fuliginous, choking weather — Mollie Panter-Downes >
 b. : clouded, obscure, murky
  < a fuliginous sense of ironical humor — W.J.Locke >
3. : having the color of soot : dark, dusky
fu·lig·i·nous·ly adverb
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