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Definition of Fuliginous:
Synonyms:
Delphic, cryptic, inscrutable, equivocal, dark, arcane, mysterious, enigmatic, mystic, nebulous, occult, opaque, deep, elliptical, double-edged, ambiguous, murky.
Usage examples:
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Shallow, incoherent, obnoxious to its own criticism of Chesterton and Shaw, off its balance, accidental, whimsical, false; but with central fires of truth " blazing fuliginous mid murkiest confusion," telling the reader nothing of the Comic except that it's smaller than the Tragic, but readable and splendid, showing that the man who wrote it is more than anything he can write!
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In our lighter moods, we turned to the 'Book of Revelation', and chased the phantom of Popery through its fuliginous pages.
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" Now don't you talk back," said dear old Dick, " Go and get my dinner or I'll show you a trick With a plate, a tumbler or a silver castor, Fuliginous monkey, sired by old Nick."