caliginous

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caliginous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caliginous \Ca*lig"i*nous\, a. [L. caliginosus; cf. F.
     caligineux.]
     Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure. [R.]
     --Blount.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The caliginous regions of the air.       --Hallywell.
     -- Ca*lig"i*nous*ly, adv. -- Ca*lig"i*nous*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

caliginous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caliginous
      adj 1: dark and misty and gloomy