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Meanings of swarthy in English
Synonyms
Examples for "dusky"
Examples for "dusky"
1
The air was dusky; the cold, in spite of the fire, intolerable.
2
Wider the door swung and several dusky faces appeared in the opening.
3
He scowled threateningly as he eyed the dusky figure in the doorway.
4
But in the gloom his dusky hue was only the more accentuated.
5
Look at that great honey-colored moon that hangs in the dusky air.
1
Demetrios reflected for a while, rather sadly; then his swart face cleared.
2
The swart man was the proprietor of a moving-picture-theater in Market Street.
3
The black jades of swart night trot foggy rings 'Bout heaven's brow.
4
The priest was a thin, swart, intense young man with a bang.
5
His swart face reddened, and the fine lines of his handsome mouth hardened.
1
Presumably we can expect the same here among Ireland's new dark-skinned population.
2
The stringy, yet short, dark-skinned Mawikizi returned the salute with a smile.
3
First, there are dark-skinned Africans like those of Uganda and the Congo.
4
In a short time we saw his dark-skinned face close to us.
5
But it was the attentive dark-skinned carver, in particular, that galled him.
Usage of swarthy in English
1
You must have noticed him among the company: a swarthy sneering fellow.
2
Behind the swarthy Mountain the sun had gone down in waveless gold.
3
Still, in a general way, it was very swarthy and wrinkled-quiteape-like.
4
Brewster looked the swarthy gentleman over with unconcealed disgust in his eyes.
5
A look of intelligence shot across the swarthy features of the chief.
6
He is dark complected and the word 'swarthy' registers in my mind.
7
He was followed by the two swarthy-faced St. Pierres, the camp huntsmen.
8
He was a person of rather swarthy complexion, dressed in Hindu costume.
9
He was as small and swarthy as Carsten was tall and fair.
10
A tinge of red appeared in each of Count Quinnox's swarthy cheeks.
11
The native hunters who accompanied us were swarthy men of mixed blood.
12
The hollowness of his cheeks accented by his swarthy complexion emphasized this.
13
The swarthy lover saw that she took no offence at his declaration.
14
In a few minutes, from different directions, came swarthy men and women.
15
He was a small, swarthy chap, clad in overalls and an undershirt.
16
The cast was Italian-thecrisp black hair, swarthy complexion, and never-to-be-mistaken eyes.
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Swarthy through the time
Swarthy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common