umbrageous \um*bra"geous\ ([u^]m*br[=a]"j[u^]s; 277), a. [Cf. F.
ombrageux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See
Umbrage.]
1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as,
umbrageous trees or foliage.
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Umbrageous grots and caves
Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine
Lays forth her purple grape. --Milton.
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2. Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded;
obscure. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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3. Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take,
umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
umbrageous
adj 1: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the
surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on
rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
[syn: shady, shadowed, shadowy]
2: angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial";
"incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged
disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
[syn: indignant, incensed, outraged]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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