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Definition of umbrous in English: umbrousadjective ˈʌmbrəs literary Shady. 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.
Origin Late 15th century: from Old French umbreux, from Latin umbrosus, from umber 'shadow'. |