"tenebrificous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tenebrificous [comparative], most tenebrificous [superlative]
Etymology: From tenebrific + -ous, ultimately from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temH-}}, {{suf|en|tenebrific|ous}} tenebrific + -ous, {{der|en|la|tenebrae||darkness}} Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} tenebrificous (comparative more tenebrificous, superlative most tenebrificous)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of tenebrific (“producing darkness”). Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tenebrific [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tenebrificous-en-adj-C9euwodh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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