as in darkened
being without light or without much light
without a flashlight, there was no way to tell what kind of creatures lurked in the caliginous cave
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Recent Examples of caliginous
The night is misty and cold—caliginous.
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Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliginous
Adjective
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui posted a video to X over the weekend, showing a dazzling view of auroras spreading like a tall blanket over the darkened Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This part of Utah is known for its dark skies which makes for optimal stargazing.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Prior to Washington's intervention, Venezuela relied on dark fleet tankers to export its oil and most flows headed to China, a key market for bitumen-rich grades such as Merey.—
Weilun Soon Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The reality is likely somewhere in the gray, murky middle.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That much is clear, but even the obvious can get murky amid an 82-game season.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Caliginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliginous. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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