- Umbriferous
- Umbriferous Um*brif"er*ous, a. [L. umbrifer; umbra a shade + ferre to bear.] Casting or making a shade; umbrageous. -- {Um*brif"er*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
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Umbriferous
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umbriferous — umbriferously, adv. /um brif euhr euhs/, adj. casting or making shade. [1610 20; < L umbrifer shade bringing, shady (umbri , comb. form of umbra shade + fer FER) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
umbriferous — giving or bearing shade Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
umbriferous — [ʌm brɪf(ə)rəs] adjective literary providing shade. Origin C17: from L. umbrifer + ous … English new terms dictionary
umbriferous — um·brif·er·ous … English syllables
umbriferous — /ʌmˈbrɪfərəs/ (say um brifuhruhs) adjective casting or making shade. {Latin umbrifer shade bearing + ous} –umbriferously, adverb …
umbriferous — adj. formal providing shade. Etymology: L umbrifer f. umbra shade: see FEROUS … Useful english dictionary
Umbriferously — Umbriferous Um*brif er*ous, a. [L. umbrifer; umbra a shade + ferre to bear.] Casting or making a shade; umbrageous. {Um*brif er*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
umbrage — n. offence; shade; foliage. ♦ umbrageous, a. shady; offended. ♦ umbratile, a. shadowy; unreal; secluded; giving shade. ♦ umbriferous, a. giving shade. ♦ umbrous, a. shady … Dictionary of difficult words
um|brif´er|ous|ly — um|brif|er|ous «uhm BRIHF uhr uhs», adjective. giving shade; umbrageous: »whiling away an afternoon lying under the umbriferous bows of an old elm. ╂[< Latin umbrifer (< umbra shade + ferre to bear) + English ous] –um|brif´er|ous|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
