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Meaning of abrood | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
əˈbɹud

Definitions

  1. Upon a brood; on a hatch.
    obsolete
  2. Mischief.
    figuratively

Examples

“The word in the original (as St. Hierom tells us from the Hebrew traditions) implies, that the Spirit of God sat abrood upon the whole rude mass, as birds upon their eggs, […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

abruptedly abruptively abruptly abs. abs. feb. absatively

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