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umbrageous

[uhm-brey-juhs]

Origin

adjective

creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.

apt to take offense.

Origin:
1580–90; umbrage + -ous

Related forms

um·bra·geous·ly, adverb

um·bra·geous·ness, noun

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umbrageous (ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs)

—*adj*
	shady or shading

um'brageously

—*adv*

um'brageousness

—n

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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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