TENEBRIFIC

tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebrious

(adjective) dark and gloomy; “a tenebrous cave”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

tenebrific (comparative more tenebrific, superlative most tenebrific)

gloomy; obscure

Source: Wiktionary


Ten`e*brif"ic, a. Etym: [L. tenebrae darkness + facere to make.]

Definition: Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy. It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene. Burns. Where light Lay fitful in a tenebrific time. R. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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