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tenebrose

/ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/ adjective

Categories: Obscure Words

Latin root: tenebrōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tenebrose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Dark, tenebrous.
  2. Obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
  3. Morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.

Origin

From Middle English tenebrose, from Old French tenebros, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).

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