Definitions for umbrageousʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
um•bra•geousʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs(adj.)
shady.
apt to take offense.
Origin of umbrageous:
1580–90
um•bra′geous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous(adj)
filled with shade
"the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous(adj)
angered at something unjust or wrong
"an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
Wiktionary
umbrageous(Adjective)
Having shade; shady.
umbrageous(Adjective)
irritable, easily upset
Origin: From ombrageux, or from .
Webster Dictionary
Umbrageous(adj)
forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage
Umbrageous(adj)
not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure
Umbrageous(adj)
feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious
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