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Synonyms

caliginous

American  
[kuh-lij-uh-nuhs] / kəˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Archaic.

  1. misty; dim; dark.

caliginous British  
/ kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. archaic dark; dim

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Other Word Forms

  • caliginosity noun
  • caliginously adverb
  • caliginousness noun

Etymology

Origin of caliginous

1540–50; < Latin cālīginōsus misty, equivalent to cālīgin- (stem of cālīgō ) mist + -ōsus -ous

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