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tenebrous.

Dark and gloomy; obscure.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/General-American
  1. Dark and gloomy; obscure.

    also · figuratively · literary
Where this word comes from

] From Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, itself from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).

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