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peˈnumbrous, a. rare. [See -ous.] = prec.
1887W. Holman Hunt in Contemp. Rev. July 24 In the penumbrous dulness I discerned a mass of white rock leading to the higher level. 1959Times 16 May 8/6 To proceed to some stygian cellar,..and from the penumbrous interior gathering them [sc. mushrooms] by the hundredweight, is not, of course, sport. 1964Listener 19 Mar. 484/2 He's more readable than Grimm, and much more concerned to give a solid idea of those contradictory, penumbrous figures. |