Adumbrative

ad;um;brate pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): ad;um;brat;ed; ad;um;brat;ingetymology: latin adumbratus, past participle of adumbrare, from ad- + umbra shadow — more at umbragedate: 1581 1 : to foreshadow vaguely : intimate2 : to suggest, disclose, or outline partially lt;adumbrate a plangt;3 : overshadow, obscure— ad;um;bra;tion noun — ad;um;bra;tive adjective — ad;um;bra;tive;ly adverb