tenebrous
pronunciation
How to pronounce tenebrous in British English: UK ['tenɪbrəs]
How to pronounce tenebrous in American English: US ['tenəbrəs]
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- Adjective:
- dark and gloomy
Word Origin
- tenebrous (adj.)
- "full of darkness," late 15c., from Old French tenebros "dark, gloomy" (11c., Modern French ténébreux), from Latin tenebrosus "dark," from tenebrae "darkness" (see temerity). Related: Tenebrosity.
Example
- 1. When once endless and tenebrous winter comes , all houses are covered in sullen fogs .
- 2. Players can now ride the seahorse in darkbreak and tenebrous cavern .