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Where does “umbrageous” come from?

Umbrageous derives from Middle French ombrageux, meaning inclined to take offense or suspicious.

umbrageous (English): Having shade; shady; having shade provided by...

Definitions

  1. Having shade; shady; having shade provided by...

Ancestry of “umbrageous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchombrageux—

Words derived from “umbrageous”

  • umbrageously
  • umbrageousness
Every word from Middle French ombrageux →