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umbrageous

Postby uncronopio » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:19 am

From Brainy Dictionary:
1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage.
2. Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure.
3. Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious.
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Postby Slava » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:04 am

Another of the 4-year cycle words, treated in 2005 and 2009.
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:40 pm

I do like, however, the way it falls off my tongue.
I have 35 spruce,fir,and pine trees in my yard. In hot
summer months this word totally limns my back yard.
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