umbrageous
[adjective]
Synonyms: shady, shaded, shadow, shadowed, shadowy, umbrous

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umbrageous adjective. [ʌm'breɪdʒǝs] L16.
[Old & mod. French ombrageux, from ombrage (see UMBRAGE noun), or directly from UMBRAGE noun + -OUS.]
1. a. Forming or giving shade. L16.
b. Shaded by trees etc; dark, overshadowed; shadowy. E17.

2. Of a person etc.: suspicious, jealous; apt or disposed to take offence. E17.

3. Obscure, dubious. Only in M17.

■ umbrageously adverb M17.

■ umbrageousness noun E17.

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