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umbrageous

 
Dictionary: um·bra·geous   (ŭm-brā'jəs) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Affording or forming shade; shady.
  2. Easily offended; irritable.
umbrageously um·bra'geous·ly adv.

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adjective

    Casting shade: shady. See light/darkness.

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[fr. umbrage, < L. umbra, shadow]
1) affording shade, shady; shadowy
2) inclined to take offense easily: beligerant, resentful
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: filled with shade
  Synonyms: shady, shadowed, shadowy

Meaning #2: angered at something unjust or wrong
  Synonyms: indignant, incensed, outraged


 
 
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