Umbrageous

It means providing protection from heat and light, shady. One could say ‘Willow trees are umbrageous.’ Also, protected by shade or filled with shade or shadows.

‘Taking umbrage’ means to be annoyed; umbrageous also means taking offense easily, to be belligerent or resentful.

The word origin is from the Latin ‘umbra’ shade, ghost or shadow.

So is it better to use a short simple word or a longer more complicated word? Trees provide shade; it seems over the top to say ‘Trees are umbrageous.’ On the other hand I like connecting the word with something ominous. ‘We started slowly down the umbrageous alley.’

As the trees lose their leaves and we move towards winter, there are fewer umbrageous trees and little need for them.