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Tenebrific

//ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.

    "Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dark and gloomy wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin tenebrificus, from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -i- + -ficus (“making, causing”).

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