tenebrific

tenebrific
/ten'euh brif"ik/, adj.
producing darkness.
[1640-50; < L tenebr(ae) darkness + -I- + -FIC]

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  • tenebrific — adjective Etymology: Latin tenebrae darkness Date: 1785 1. gloomy 2. causing gloom or darkness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tenebrific — adjective a) gloomy b) obscure …   Wiktionary

  • tenebrific — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber. See HAPPY, LIGHT …   English dictionary for students

  • tenebrific — ten·e·brif·ic …   English syllables

  • tenebrific — ten•e•brif•ic [[t]ˌtɛn əˈbrɪf ɪk[/t]] adj. producing darkness • Etymology: 1640–50; < L tenebr(ae) darkness + i + fic …   From formal English to slang

  • tenebrific — /tɛnəˈbrɪfɪk/ (say tenuh brifik) adjective producing darkness. {Latin tenebrae, plural, darkness + i 1 + fic} …  

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