umbrageous
Americanadjective
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creating or providing shade; shady.
an umbrageous tree.
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apt to take offense.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- umbrageously adverb
- umbrageousness noun
Etymology
Origin of umbrageous
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Example Sentences
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The great auk and Labrador duck were gone; the umbrageous flocks of passenger pigeons were reduced to a pathetic aviary remnant; the trumpeter swan seemed likely to be silenced forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
Luckily for the Nieuw Amsterdam, the characteristic tradition of Dutch art. which is that of lucid Jan Vermeer and not that of umbrageous Rembrandt, contains excellent precedent for marine design.
From Time Magazine Archive
Success formula of the week came from Georgia's umbrageous Dan Duke, outgoing Assistant Attorney General.
From Time Magazine Archive
Voters are urged, for instance, to pick List No. 169, the one approved by the umbrageous Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rich land is scarce in Kerm, and a Domain’s pride is in the length of its borders, and the lords of Kerm Land are proud men and umbrageous men, casting black shadows.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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