adumbrative

[ a-duhm-bruh-tiv, ad-uh m-brey-tiv ]

/ æˈdʌm brə tɪv, ˈæd əmˌbreɪ tɪv /

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adjective

foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.

RELATED WORDS

rep, classic, model, classical, ideal, archetypal, evocative, exemplary, illustrative, quintessential, symbolic, emblematic, prototypical, symbolical, depictive, presentational

Nearby words

adultescent, adulthood, adumbral, adumbrate, adumbration, adumbrative, adunc, adust, aduwa, adv., advaita

Origin of adumbrative

First recorded in 1830–40; adumbrate + -ive

Related formsad·um·bra·tive·ly, adverb

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