December 10, 2026

Tenebrous

adjective

Definition

Dark and gloomy. Tenebrous writing creates an atmosphere of thick, unrelieved shadow.

Example Sentence

“The tenebrous gothic novel was set in a crumbling house where daylight never quite reached.”

Etymology

From Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae (darkness).

Scrabble Score

T1E1N1E1B3R1O1U1S1

TENEBROUS scores 11 points in Scrabble.

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