This week’s theme
Eclipse

This week’s words
umbra
occultation
penumbra
umbrageous
totality

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(uhm-BRAY-juhs)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Inclined to take offense easily.
2. Cast in shadow; shaded.
3. Providing shade.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin umbra (shade, shadow) + -ous (full of). Earliest documented use: 1587.

USAGE:

“Q: Is it possible to spend time with friends whose company I do enjoy without incurring the wrath of the umbrageous?
Judith Martin; Host Needs Specific Dates for Holiday Guests; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia); Dec 8, 2019.

“Dark, umbrageous, sometimes pungent, [the streets] have had their ups and downs.”
Michael Frank; It’s Not Rome or Venice. That’s Part of Its Charm; The New York Times; Apr 30, 2017.

“I think clumps of wide-spreading, umbrageous trees close off the space overhead.”
Michael McCoy; Feels Good, Looks Good; The Age (Melbourne, Australia); Jul 29, 2006.

See more usage examples of umbrageous in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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