Etymology

fuliginous

fu·li·gi·nous
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Today it means: Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Latin fūlīginōsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfūlīginōsus
  2. English todayfuliginous

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.

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