Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Shadowy; foreshadowing; hence, casting shadows.
  • Keeping in the shade or in retirement; secluded; retired.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or relating to the shade or darkness; shadowy.

Etymologies

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Latin umbraticus, from umbra shade. See umbrage.

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