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tenebroso

adjective
ten·​e·​bro·​so | \ ¦tenə¦brō(ˌ)sō, -)zō\

Definition of tenebroso

: tenebrist specifically : of or relating to the painting of Caravaggio and his immediate followers

History and Etymology for tenebroso

Italian, literally, dark, from Latin tenebrosus

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