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umbrageous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'umbrageous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Umbrageous [ a.]
- Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage.
- Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure.
- Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious.

Meaning of 'umbrageous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . umbrageous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- angered at something unjust or wrong
Example in sentence:
  • a look of outraged disbelief;
  • an indignant denial;
  • incensed at the judges' unfairness;
  • umbrageous at the loss of their territory
Meaning (2):
- filled with shade
Example in sentence:
  • cool umbrageous woodlands;
  • the shady side of the street;
  • the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed;
  • we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove

Nearby Words:

umbe umbecast umbel umbellar umbellate umbellated umbellet umbellic umbellifer umbelliferone

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