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adumbral

American  
[a-duhm-bruhl] / æˈdʌm brəl /

adjective

  1. shadowy; shady.

adumbral British  
/ ædˈʌmbrəl /

adjective

  1. poetic shadowy

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Etymology

Origin of adumbral

1835–45; ad- + Latin umbr ( a ) shade, shadow + -al 1

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When this circular adumbral and pluvial roofing had to be adapted to the female head, it was found advisable to fasten it down to the cranium—not, indeed, by any screw driven therein, nor by any intriguing with the locks of woman's hair, but by the simple expedient of ribands passing under the chin.

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