fumiferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

fumiferous (comparative more fumiferous, superlative most fumiferous)

1. (dated) Producing smoke.

References

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