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umbrageous

[ uhm-brey-juhs ]
/ ʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs /
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adjective
creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
apt to take offense.
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Origin of umbrageous

First recorded in 1580–90; umbrage + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM umbrageous

um·bra·geous·ly, adverbum·bra·geous·ness, noun

Words nearby umbrageous

umbo, umbonal, umbonate, umbra, umbrage, umbrageous, umbral, umbrella, umbrella bird, umbrella leaf, umbrella palm
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Words related to umbrageous

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

How to use umbrageous in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for umbrageous

umbrageous
/ (ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs) /
adjective
shady or shading

Derived forms of umbrageous

umbrageously, adverbumbrageousness, noun
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