tenebrific

adjective

ˌte-nə-ˈbri-fik How to pronounce tenebrific (audio)
Definition of tenebrificnext
1
as in darkened
being without light or without much light a man unexpectedly emerged from the tenebrific shadows of the cave

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2
as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer soldiers who had lived for months in the tenebrific trenches that stretched along the western front

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  1. dark
  2. murky
  3. black
  4. lonely
  5. bleak
  6. depressing
  7. somber
  8. depressive
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • But the origins of proto-cuneiform’s emergence have been murky, and many of its symbols remain undeciphered.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Three weeks before the general election, the political climate is murky and filled with more and more inflammatory rhetoric.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • He was last seen wearing a tan shirt, tan pants, black, red and white Nike’s and a jacket.
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
  • She was dressed in all black and wore black sunglasses.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of black
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  • As a lonely nerd in a suburb, there was something about the way that there were pop-cultural objects, at the last possible time when there was analog technology, that really wove into the fabric of your soul.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But breaking that ground was an often lonely endeavor for a Black artist in mid-century Hollywood.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of lonely
Adjective
  • Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The stock's fate hinges on the 2024 presidential election results, with potential appreciation if Trump wins, but a bleak outlook if Kamala Harris prevails.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bleak
Adjective
  • Thanks for following along. jen chaney Updated Nov. 5, 2024, 11:20 PM EST In all seriousness, this is depressing as hell Kornacki has been sharing a lot of percentage points and weird names of counties in the Midwest — Winnebago? — for the past five-plus hours.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Loading your audio article The national election news was downright depressing for many in the Bay Area, but there was a lot of cause for celebration among local candidates Tuesday night.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of depressing
Adjective
  • As results from the presidential election trickled in showing Vice President Kamala Harris’s growing deficit to former President Donald Trump, Simon took a somber tone.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • From Bill Plaschke: The silent, somber Bronx suddenly was bathed in joyous dancing blue, a screaming scrum leaping and bouncing and hugging into history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of somber
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  • What’s more, twice as many people in the group that got the active treatment reported remission of their depressive symptoms compared with people in the placebo group: 45% vs. 22%.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • While both psilocybin and escitalopram showed comparable improvement in depressive symptoms, people who took psilocybin reported greater joy in their lives — a significant plus in keeping depression at bay.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of depressive
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“Tenebrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenebrific. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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