Fuliginous

//fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.

    "1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of The Fossils of England …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."

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besmirchedblackblotchycaliginousdarkdingy

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"1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of The Fossils of England …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."

Etymology

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

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