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Tenebrous
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Tenebrous
adjective 1. Dark; shadowy or obscure.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"The basement was a creepy, tenebrous cavern until I turned the lights on, and my fears went away."
"We'll uncover the tenebrous secrets of the Romantic-era poets this semester."
"The woods have a tenebrous quality that makes me think of certain fairy tales."
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French, mid-15th century
Why This Word?
Why say "tenebrous" when you could say "dark"? The two words are synonyms, after all — the adjective "tenebrous" comes from the Latin for "darkness," "tenebrae." ...
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