ten|e|brif|ic

ten|e|brif|ic
ten|e|brif|ic «TEHN uh BRIHF ihk», adjective.
causing or producing darkness; obscuring.
[< Latin tenebrae, plural, darkness + English -fic]

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  • brif — fe·brif·ic; fe·brif·u·gal; fe·brif·u·gine; ten·e·brif·ic; um·brif·er·ous; …   English syllables

  • ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… …   English syllables

  • tenebrific — ten·e·brif·ic …   English syllables

  • tenebrific — /ten euh brif ik/, adj. producing darkness. [1640 50; < L tenebr(ae) darkness + I + FIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • Tenebrific — Ten e*brif ic, a. [L. tenebrae darkness + facere to make.] Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy. [1913 Webster] It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene. Burns. [1913 Webster] Where light Lay fitful in a tenebrific time. R. Browning …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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