adumbral
[a-duhm-bruhl]
/ æˈdʌm brəl /
ADJECTIVE
shaded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
shadowy
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
shady
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
umbrageous
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Example Sentences
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When this circular adumbral and pluvial roofing had to be adapted to the female head, it was found advisable to fasten it down to the cranium—not, indeed, by any screw driven therein, nor by any intriguing with the locks of woman's hair, but by the simple expedient of ribands passing under the chin.
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