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tenebrous

/ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/ adjective

In Latin: tenebrōsus Wiktionary

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  1. Dark and gloomy; obscure. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Origin

] From Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, itself from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).

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