What does umbrageous mean?
Umbrageous means Having or providing shade; shady..
Umbrageous
/ʌmˈbɹeɪdʒəs/ · adjective
Meaning
Having or providing shade; shady..
Definitions by Sense
- Having or providing shade; shady.
- (figuratively) Irritable, easily upset.
Example Sentences
[…] What tho' his Forests wave / Umbrageous to the Gale, and Nature walks / In loose Luxuriance o'er his native Plains; / Those Forests wave, those Plains delight no more; / […]
Not a single one of those "umbrageous trees," of which our Mayor declaimed so feelingly, has yet been planted; […] They should protest against his withdrawal from that station, until the banks of the Monongahela and Duquesne Way are once more covered with "umbrageous trees," […]
... 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.
Not far away was the bank of a canal, bordered by a magnificent avenue shaded by a double row of immense umbrageous trees.
A movement in the umbrageous undergrowth betrays the presence of something leaping from the ferns.
Synonyms for umbrageous
Antonyms for umbrageous
Related Words
Word Forms
- more umbrageous
- most umbrageous
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for umbrageous?
Common synonyms include umbrose, indignant, incensed, shadowy.
What is the opposite of umbrageous?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use umbrageous in a sentence?
[…] What tho' his Forests wave / Umbrageous to the Gale, and Nature walks / In loose Luxuriance o'er his native Plains; / Those Forests wave, those Plains delight no more; / […]
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