Sombrous

//ˈsɒmbɹəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Gloomy; sombre.

    "Before me rose an avenue / Of tall and sombrous pines; / Abroad their fan-like branches grew, / And, where the sunshine darted through, / Spread a vapor soft and blue, / In long and sloping lines."

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blackblackbleakcaliginouscloudedcloudy

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"Before me rose an avenue / Of tall and sombrous pines; / Abroad their fan-like branches grew, / And, where the sunshine darted through, / Spread a vapor soft and blue, / In long and sloping lines."

Etymology

From French sombre + -ous. Compare Spanish sombroso.

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