fuliginous
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Étymologie modifier
- (XVIe siècle) Du latin fūlīginōsus, dérivé de fūlīgo (« suie »).
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| Nature | Forme |
|---|---|
| Positif | fuliginous |
| Comparatif | more fuliginous |
| Superlatif | most fuliginous |
fuliginous
- Fuligineux.
- To that dingy fuliginous Operative, emerging from his soot-mill, what is the first duty I will prescribe, and offer help towards? That he clean the skin of him. — (Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, livre 4, chapitre XV, 1843)
- On the beach, masts and chimneys interlaced, and like a fuliginous shadow the figure of Albertine gliding through the surf, fusing into the mysterious quick and prism of a protoplasmic realm, uniting her shadw to the dream and harbinger of death. — (Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, 1934)
- I toy with shouting some tidbit more – some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex – but my heart’s not in it. — (John Gardner, Grendel, London 1972, p. 10, 1972)
- With its own fuliginous Weather, at once public and private, created of smoke billowing from Pipes, Hearths, and Stoves, the Room would provide an extraordinary sight, were any able to see [...]. — (Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1997)
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Prononciation modifier
- (Royaume-Uni) : \fjuːˈlɪʤɪnəs\
- Royaume-Uni (Sud de l'Angleterre) : écouter « fuliginous [Prononciation ?] »
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- Cette page utilise des informations de l’article du Wiktionnaire en anglais, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 : fuliginous. (liste des auteurs et autrices)