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caliginous

 
Dictionary: ca·lig·i·nous   (kə-lĭj'ə-nəs) pronunciation
 
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adj.

Dark, misty, and gloomy.

[From Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō, cālīgin-, darkness.]


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adjective

    Deficient in brightness: dark, dim, dusky, murky, obscure. See light/darkness.

 
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misty, dark, murky, obscure
 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dark and misty and gloomy

 
 
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