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Tenebrous Ten Uh Brus Adjective Shut Light Dark Murky Hard

Tenebrous is an adjective meaning shut off from light, dark, murky, hard to understand, or causing gloom.

Tenebrous es un adjetivo que significa oscuro, sombrío, difícil de entender o que causa penumbra.

Front tenebrous \TEN-uh-brus\
Back adjective
1. Shut off from the light: dark, murky.
2. Hard to understand: obscure.
3. Causing gloom.

[From Old French tenebreus, from Latin tenebrosus (dark), from tenebrae (darkness). Earliest documented use: 1420.]

“By its very nature rather tenebrous, undercover intelligence gathering blurs the lines between procedure and actual process, making it a difficult area to monitor and regulate.” - Sarah Vine; Radio Choice; The Times (London, UK); Sep 29, 2012. 

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