It lightens, it brightens,
The tenebrific scene. --Burns.
[1913 Webster]
Where light Lay fitful in a tenebrific time. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tenebrific — [ten΄ə brif′ik] adj. [< L tenebrae (see TENEBRAE) + FIC] making dark; obscuring … English World dictionary
tenebrific — adjective Etymology: Latin tenebrae darkness Date: 1785 1. gloomy 2. causing gloom or darkness … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenebrific — /ten euh brif ik/, adj. producing darkness. [1640 50; < L tenebr(ae) darkness + I + FIC] * * * … Universalium
tenebrific — adjective a) gloomy b) obscure … Wiktionary
tenebrific — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber. See HAPPY, LIGHT … English dictionary for students
tenebrific — ten·e·brif·ic … English syllables
tenebrific — ten•e•brif•ic [[t]ˌtɛn əˈbrɪf ɪk[/t]] adj. producing darkness • Etymology: 1640–50; < L tenebr(ae) darkness + i + fic … From formal English to slang
tenebrific — /tɛnəˈbrɪfɪk/ (say tenuh brifik) adjective producing darkness. {Latin tenebrae, plural, darkness + i 1 + fic} …
tenebrific — adjective dark and gloomy a tenebrous cave • Syn: ↑tenebrous, ↑tenebrious • Similar to: ↑dark … Useful english dictionary
Tenebrificous — Ten e*brif ic*ous, a. Tenebrific. [1913 Webster] Authors who are tenebrificous stars. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
