Tenebrously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a tenebrous way.

    "And then, tenebrously, his mind whispered: Do it anyway. Put her down and swim for it. But he did not, could not. An awful guilt rose in him at the thought."

Example

More examples

"And then, tenebrously, his mind whispered: Do it anyway. Put her down and swim for it. But he did not, could not. An awful guilt rose in him at the thought."

Etymology

From tenebrous + -ly.

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