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Word of the Day – Caliginous

By February 16, 2021Word of the Day

Caliginous (adj)

kal-ij-in-us

Dark, dim, or misty.

Mid 16th-century from Latin caliginosus ‘misty’, from caligo, caligin- ‘mistiness’.

Example sentences

“The caliginous sky hung over the castle forebodingly.”

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