fuliginous

[ fyoo-lij-uh-nuhs ]

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.

fuliginous

/ fjuːˈlɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. sooty or smoky
2. of the colour of soot; dull greyish-black or brown

Derived Forms

• fuˈliginousness, noun
• fuˈliginously, adverb

Other Words From

• fu·ligi·nous·ly adverb
• fu·ligi·nous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuliginous¹

1565–75; < Latin fūlīginōsus full of soot, equivalent to fūlīgin- (stem of fūlīgō ) soot + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuliginous¹

C16: from Late Latin fūlīginōsus full of soot, from Latin fūlīgō soot

Example Sentences

It might also be said that everything at dinner after that is fuliginous at best.

From Literature

I toy with shouting some tidbit more—some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex—but my heart’s not in it.

From Literature

No breath of air wrinkled its surface, or bowed down upon their stalks the cups of the lotus-flowers, as rigidly motionless as though sculptured; at long intervals the leap of a bechir or fabaka expanding its belly scarcely caused a silvery gleam upon the current; and the oars of the cangia seemed with difficulty to tear their way through the fuliginous film of that curdled water.

From Project Gutenberg

Within his dusky arms the wretch he caught, And with smutched lips, fuliginous and hot, Repaid the kiss which he to Christ had given.

From Project Gutenberg

The fuliginous condition of the tongue, gums, cheeks, and lips which characterizes that state is seldom met with in epidemic meningitis.

From Project Gutenberg

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