caliginous
[kuh-lij-uh-nuh s]
- misty; dim; dark.
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Origin of caliginous
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caliginous
- archaic dark; dim
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness
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Word Origin and History for caliginous
adj.
1540s, from Latin caliginosus "misty," from caliginem (nominative caligo) "mistiness, darkness, fog, gloom." Related: Caliginosity.
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