Tenebrific
/ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
"Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night."
Adjective
- 1 dark and gloomy wordnet
Example
More examples"Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night."
Etymology
From New Latin tenebrificus, from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -i- + -ficus (“making, causing”).