"fumiferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fumiferous [comparative], most fumiferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: From Latin fumifer (fumus (“smoke”) + ferre (“to bear”)) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fumifer}} Latin fumifer, {{affix|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} fumiferous (comparative more fumiferous, superlative most fumiferous)
  1. (dated) Producing smoke. Tags: dated
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