caliginous

English

Etymology

From Middle French caligineux (“misty, obscure”), from Latin cālīginōsus (“misty; dark, obscure”).

Adjective

caliginous (comparative more caliginous, superlative most caliginous)

1. Which is influenced by darkness or obscurity.

   The caliginous waters appeared menacing.

References

• caliginous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913