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tenebrous definition

ten·ebrous (ten′ə brəs)

adjective

dark; gloomy
also tenebrious te·neb′·ri·ous (tə neb′rē əs)

Etymology: ME tenebrus < OFr < L tenebrosus < tenebrae: see temerity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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