umbrageous

[ uhm-brey-juhs ]
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adjective
  1. creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.

  2. apt to take offense.

Origin of umbrageous

1
First recorded in 1580–90; umbrage + -ous

Other words from umbrageous

  • um·bra·geous·ly, adverb
  • um·bra·geous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for umbrageous

umbrageous

/ (ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs) /


adjective
  1. shady or shading

Derived forms of umbrageous

  • umbrageously, adverb
  • umbrageousness, noun

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