Adumbral
shadowy; shady.
historical examples
then he began to stumble through the adumbral forests to find a road.
the s-x life of the g-ds michael knerr
adjective
generally (poetic) shadowy
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to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch. to foreshadow; prefigure. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow. contemporary examples but sanjay seems today like an adumbration, rather than the acme, of authoritarian possibilities in india. hold onto your p-n-s david frum, justin green november 28, 2012 historical examples newman was the […]
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foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
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adummim the red ones, a place apparently on the road between jericho and jerusalem, “on the south side of the torrent” wady kelt, looking toward gilgal, mentioned josh. 15:7; 18:17. it was nearly half-way between jerusalem and jericho, and now bears the name of tal-at-ed-dumm. it is supposed to have been the place referred to […]
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curved inward; hooked.
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dried or darkened as by heat. burned; scorched. archaic. gloomy in appearance or mood. historical examples go, ye chimeras, with your magnetic vellum; sweet young chimera, adust middle-aged one! the french revolution thomas carlyle he was tired and adust with long riding; but he did not go home. romola george eliot adust, a-dust′, adj. burnt […]