swarthy
Tawny, dusky, darkTawny, dusky, dark.
» They have swarthy skin and black hair.
У них смуглая кожа и чёрные волосы. — odexed
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6 sensesTawny, dusky, dark.
(derogatory)Dark-skinned; black.
Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
A dark grey color.
naturally having skin of a dark color
(nonstandard)Evil, malicious.
(nonstandard)Weathered, rough.
Examples
7 sentencesThey have swarthy skin and black hair.
ruУ них смуглая кожа и чёрные волосы. — odexed
I can't understand how she can be so fair when her brother is swarthy.
The door was opened by an odd, swarthy, dried-up person of uncertain age.
Even swarthy and deformed, he struts around!
Michael the swarthy Hongkonger says, "I like Venti Americano," whilst holding his coffee cup.
Origin
Alteration of obsolete swarty, from swart + -y, from Old English sweart (“black”).Alteration of obsolete swarty, from swart + -y, from Old English sweart (“black”).
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Forms
swarthier, swarthiest| Comparative | swarthier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | swarthiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- naturally having skin of a dark color:dark-skinnedduskyswart
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.