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[ dahrk-lee ] / ˈdɑrk li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR darkly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbso as to appear dark. vaguely; mysteriously. in a vaguely threatening or menacing manner: He hinted darkly that we had not heard the last of the matter. imperfectly; faintly. Origin of darklybefore 1000; Middle English derkly,Old English deorclīce (in figurative sense only). See dark, -ly Words nearby darklydarkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter, dark meat, dark mineral, dark money, dark nebula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for darklyHe looks at me darkly, as if to blame me for the price of movie tickets. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Well we have a new parliament and there are no excuses left,” he says darkly. Ukraine Militias Warn of Anti-Kiev Coup|Jamie Dettmer|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun. Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this season he turns down the wattage, playing a darkly serious role in a play said to be about fly-fishing. Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the impressive Memorial Museum in Caen there is a darkly lit subterranean section called “France in the Dark Years.” The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches|Clive Irving|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST "I think there's a scoop if you want to work it," said Pinney, darkly. The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells "She didn' look lak no lady what was goin' on no excu'sion," he muttered, darkly. The Girl in the Mirror|Elizabeth Garver Jordan Darkly red through the profound gloom of their banks they flowed slowly on, as toward the devoted city. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various They darkly feel that those to whom much has been given owe to the Master an account of stewardship. Woman in the Nineteenth Century|Margaret Fuller Ossoli The darkly respectable furniture is, so to speak, en suite with Paramore's frock coat and cuffs. The Philanderer|George Bernard Shaw
Words related to darklydesperately, sadly, dispiritedly, cynically, dejectedly, desolately, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dismally, emptily, gloomily, pessimistically, spiritlessly, covertly, dully, indefinitely, secretly, vaguely, dingily |