caliginous
[ kuh-lij-uh-nuhs ]
/ kəˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /
adjective Archaic.
misty; dim; dark.
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Origin of caliginous
OTHER WORDS FROM caliginous
ca·lig·i·nos·i·ty [kuh-lij-uh-nos-i-tee], /kəˌlɪdʒ əˈnɒs ɪ ti/, ca·lig·i·nous·ness, nounca·lig·i·nous·ly, adverbWords nearby caliginous
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British Dictionary definitions for caliginous
caliginous
/ (kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
archaic dark; dim
Word Origin for caliginous
C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness
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