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um·bra·geous (um brā′jəs)
adjective
- giving shade; shady
- easily offended
Etymology: Fr ombrageux, shy, suspicious, orig., shady < ombrage < OFr umbrage: see umbrage
Related Forms:
- umbrageously um·bra′·geously adverb
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