Meanings
adjectivetenebrious (comparative more tenebrious, superlative most tenebrious)
comparative more tenebrious · superlative most tenebrious
- alternativeAlternative form of tenebrous.
tenebrious light
1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedark and gloomy
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