Umbrageous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌmˈbɹeɪdʒəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Umbrageous is an adjective meaning Having or providing shade; shady.
Meaning
Having or providing shade; shady.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Irritable, easily upset.
Example Sentences
... without which the stem could not have supported its heavy and umbrageous top.
Rhodes gazed wistfully into the dense umbrageous tangle whence his host had disappeared.
A movement in the umbrageous undergrowth betrays the presence of something leaping from the ferns.
Not far away was the bank of a canal, bordered by a magnificent avenue shaded by a double row of immense umbrageous trees.
Synonyms for umbrageous
Depending on context, synonyms include umbrose, indignant, incensed, shadowy, angry, shady.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shady, shadowy, shaded, indignant, incensed, angry.
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