fumiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin fumifer (fumus (“smoke”) + ferre (“to bear”)) + -ous.

Adjective

fumiferous (comparative more fumiferous, superlative most fumiferous)

(dated) Producing smoke.

References

“fumiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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