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单词 umbrous
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Definition of umbrous in English:

umbrous

adjective ˈʌmbrəs
literary
  • Shady.

    an umbrous wood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An umbrous-featured local points out the route.
    • Elsewhere the drinkers sat in darkness, an umbrous gloom through which the orange flame of an occasional candle started.
    • It grows in margins of fields, that are not umbrous.
    • Beneath the umbrous trees a rivulet gently flowed.
    • Once within, he would see his works hung on primrose-yellow wails, which suit his umbrous backgrounds.
    Synonyms
    dark, dim, gloomy, murky

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French umbreux, from Latin umbrosus, from umber 'shadow'.

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