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tenebrous (adjective), more tenebrous, most tenebrous
1. Descriptive of something which is dark and gloomy: When Jane and her family visited the old castle, it seemed to be tenebrous because it was creepy with shadows that gave the impression that there were ghosts moving around in it!
2. Etymology: from Latin tenebrosus, "dark"; from tenebrae, "darkness, shadows."
A reference to being dark and gloomy.
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