tenebrose
English
Etymology
From Latin tenebrosus, from tenebra (“darkness”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪbɹoʊs/
Adjective
tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose)
- Dark; tenebrous.
- (figuratively) obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
- (figuratively) morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- (figuratively) gloomy.
See also
- tenebrous
References
- “tenebrose” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- beerstone
Italian
Adjective
tenebrose
- Feminine plural form of tenebroso
Latin
Adjective
tenebrōse
- vocative masculine singular of tenebrōsus
References
- tenebrose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press