Sekirov Dictionary

darkly

UK /ˈdɑːkli/US /ˈdɑɹkli/

adverb 8
adjective 1
forms 4

adverb8

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With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- I could make out his image darkly.
(figurative) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
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(figurative) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
- There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, / That raised emotions both of rage and fear; / And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, / Hope withering fled—and Mercy sighed farewell! — 1814
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With a dark appearance.
- And still when loudliest howls the storm, / And darkliest lowers his native sky, / The king's fierce soul is in that form, / The warrior's spirit threatens nigh! — 1846
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(figurative) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
- Strange friend, past, present, and to be, / Loved deeplier, darklier understood; / Behold I dream a dream of good / And mingle all the world with thee. — 1850
(figurative) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
(figurative) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
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(figurative) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
- As for thee, false friend, subtle fox, unfaithful servant, this long time am I grown weary of thee slinking up and down my palace devising darkly things I know not: […] — 1922

adjective1

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(literary) Relating to darkness or obscurity.
- Earth's noblest sons are schooled in hut and cell, As purest gems in darkliest caverns dwell. — 1864

forms

darklier · more darkly · darkliest · most darkly

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