# tenebrous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/

## Definitions
1. Dark and gloomy; obscure.

## Etymology
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From Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, itself from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).

## Source
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