umbrous
/ˈʌmbrəs
/adjective literary
Shady: an umbrous wood...
- Once within, he would see his works hung on primrose-yellow wails, which suit his umbrous backgrounds.
- It grows in margins of fields, that are not umbrous.
- Elsewhere the drinkers sat in darkness, an umbrous gloom through which the orange flame of an occasional candle started.
Origin
Late 15th century: from Old French umbreux, from Latin umbrosus, from umber 'shadow'.