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umbrageous

[ uhm-brey-juh s ]
/ ʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs /
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adjective

creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
apt to take offense.

Words related to umbrageous

cloudy, cool, dark, dim, dusky, indistinct, leafy, screened, shaded, shadowy, shady, sheltered, adumbral, bosky, shadowed

Words nearby umbrageous

umbo, umbonal, umbonate, umbra, umbrage, umbrageous, umbrella, umbrella bird, umbrella leaf, umbrella palm, umbrella pine

Origin of umbrageous

First recorded in 1580–90; umbrage + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM umbrageous

um·bra·geous·ly, adverbum·bra·geous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for umbrageous

umbrageous
/ (ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs) /

adjective

shady or shading

Derived forms of umbrageous

umbrageously, adverbumbrageousness, noun
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