Associations to the word «Adumbrate»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
ADUMBRATE, verb. To foreshadow vaguely.
ADUMBRATE, verb. To give a vague outline.
ADUMBRATE, verb. To obscure or overshadow.
Dictionary definition
ADUMBRATE, verb. Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas".
ADUMBRATE, verb. Give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.