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单词 obumbrative
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obumbrativeadj.

Forms: 1500s obumbratiue; Scottish pre-1700 abumbrative, pre-1700 obumbratywe, pre-1700 obvmbrative.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obumbrate v., -ive suffix.
Etymology: < obumbrate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier obumbrate adj.
Obsolete.
Overshadowing.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowing
obumbrativea1525
overshading1601
overshadowy1601
overshadowing1650
a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 719, in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 213 And vþer planetis with bemes obvmbrative [c1550 Harl. obumbratywe] Sall on þair kynde schawe dolorouss countenans.
1578 R. Robinson tr. Dyall of Dayly Contemplacion sig. Hvij Then Sunne and Moone obscured with anoyance, Yea other Planets with beames obumbratiue, Shall in their kinde shewe dolorus countenance.
1780 J. Thistlethwaite Corruption iv. 53 Wrapt in Night, With obumbrative darkness dully dight.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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