| adjective | 1. Misty, dim; obscure, dark. |
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 |  | | "The sky had grown caliginous by the time I left the library." |
|  | | "The view from the windshield was caliginous as misting rain started, so we pulled off the road." |
|  | | "The heavy evening fog was caliginous over the harbor." |
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 | Latin, mid-16th century |
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 | "Caliginous" is an adjective used to evoke misty, dark obscurity in a poetic manner. Its Latin root, "cālīginōsus," is based on the noun "cālīgō," which refers to fog, mist, and vapor. The English adjective describes the state of not being able to see clearly, but not because of darkness. ... | Continue Reading |
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