umbrageous
Use Umbrageous in a sentence
dʒəs adjective
1.
creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
2.
apt to take offense.
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| —adj | |
| shady or shading | |
| um'brageously | |
| —adv | |
| um'brageousness | |
| —n | |
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Umbrageous
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
umbrageous
"shady," 1587, from Fr. ombrageux, from O.Fr. umbrageus, from umbre "shade," from L. umbra (see umbrage).
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Example sentences
The yards are nicely carpeted with green, and rendered cool by umbrageous trees.
Let him leave the beaten line of travel, where the ravaging axe converts the umbrageous solitude into noisy blanks.
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