tenebrose UK /ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/US /ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/ adjective4 •Dark, tenebrous. •(figurative) Gloomy. •(figurative) Obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible. •(figurative) Morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized. formsmore tenebrose · most tenebrose