adjective
- causing darkness or gloom
Usage: literary; rare
Examples
- The tenebrific clouds blocked out the sun completely.
- His tenebrific mood cast a shadow over the entire gathering.
- The forest had a tenebrific quality that made travelers uneasy.
- The artist’s tenebrific paintings depicted scenes of perpetual twilight.
- A tenebrific mist rolled across the moor at dusk.