|əm|brājəs adjective
1.
a. : providing protection from heat and light : shady
umbrageous willow trees
his winged cloak and umbrageous fedora — Times Literary Supplement
b. : protected by shade : filled with shade or shadows : shadowy
making a glowworm halo in the umbrageous alleys — R.L.Stevenson
cool umbrageous woodlands
2. : inclined to take offense easily : belligerent , resentful
have not been as umbrageous … in demanding their territory back — John Gunther
umbrageous students
• um·bra·geous·ly adverb
• um·bra·geous·ness noun -es