sombrous
[ som-bruh s ]
/ ˈsɒm brəs /
adjective Archaic.
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Words nearby sombrous
somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some, somebody, somebody up there loves me, someday, somedeal
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Example sentences from the Web for sombrous
It was a sombre morning; a heavy greyness of sky painted the eternal forest tops of a sombrous mourning colour.
I would willingly remain behind these “sombrous walls” for the rest of my life for this chance.
Within Prison Walls|Thomas Mott OsborneSo he took his leave and returned home again; but his thoughts were sad and sombrous because of the refusal he had met with.
Tales from the Old French|VariousThere was beginning to be felt that deep and sombrous melancholy which might be called anxiety for the absent sun.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo