tenebrose
English
Etymology
From Latin tenebrōsus, from tenebra (“darkness”).
Adjective
tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose)
- Dark; tenebrous.
- (figuratively) obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
- (figuratively) morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- (figuratively) gloomy.
See also
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “tenebrose”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /te.neˈbroː.se/, [t̪ɛnɛˈbroːs̠ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.neˈbro.se/, [t̪eneˈbrɔːs̬e]
References
- “tenebrose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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