| 单词 | adumbral |
| 释义 | adumbral in British English (ædˈʌmbrəl) adjective usually poetic shadowy Word origin C19: from ad- (in the sense: in) + Latin umbra shadowshadowy in British English (ˈʃædəʊɪ) adjective 1. full of shadows; dark; shady 2. resembling a shadow in faintness; vague 3. illusory or imaginary 4. mysterious or secretive a shadowy underworld figure adumbral in American English (ædˈʌmbrəl) adjective in shadow; shady Word origin see adumbrateadumbral in American English (æˈdʌmbrəl) adjective shadowy; shady Word origin [1835–45; ad- + L umbr(a) shade, shadow + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crosshead, grandstand, protein, serial, squeegee |
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