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fuliginous

Syllables: fu·li·gi·nous/fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs/

fuliginous adjective: pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.

fuliginous: pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky
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Adjective

fuliginous (comparative more fuliginous, superlative most fuliginous)

  1. Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
    • …the fuliginous Matter form'd, by the Drift of the Air, into the Shape of a Species of marine Lichen, in Creeks of Chimneys, Stoves, Forges and Furnaces, where there are Fires kept for a considerable Time, and much Fuel spent.1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of The Fossils of England
    • ...the Tali, and Septa, are of a more dusky, or, as Wormius expresses it, of a more fuliginous Colour, than ours in England commonly are...1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of The Fossils of England

fuliginous meaning in Bengali

fuliginous in Bengali

কাজলার মতো কালো, ধোঁয়াটে

Examples of fuliginous in a sentence

  • To that dingy fuliginous Operative, emerging from his soot-mill, what is the first duty I will prescribe, and offer help towards?1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “chapter XV, Morrison again”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and...
  • I toy with shouting some tidbit more – some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex – but my heart's not in it.1972, John Gardner, Grendel, London, page 10:
  • With its own fuliginous Weather, at once public and private, created of smoke billowing from Pipes, Hearths, and Stoves, the Room would provide an extraordinary sight, were any able to see […]1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:

Forms of fuliginous

comparativemore fuliginous
superlativemost fuliginous

Origin of fuliginous

From Latin fūlīginōsus, from fūlīgō (“soot”).

Words formed from fuliginous

Questions about fuliginous

What does fuliginous mean?
Fuliginous means pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
What is fuliginous in Bengali?
Fuliginous in Bengali is কাজলার মতো কালো, ধোঁয়াটে. See Fuliginous meaning in Bengali.
How do you use fuliginous in a sentence?
To that dingy fuliginous Operative, emerging from his soot-mill, what is the first duty I will prescribe, and offer help towards?
What part of speech is fuliginous?
Fuliginous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fuliginous?
Fuliginous is pronounced /fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs/.

Words near fuliginous in the dictionary

  1. Fulidhoo
  2. fuligin
  3. fuliginose
  4. fuliginosities
  5. fuliginosity
  6. fuliginous
  7. fuliginously
  8. fuligorubin
  9. fuliguline
  10. fulimart
  11. fulimarts

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