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blackly

[ blak-lee ]

/ ˈblæk li /

adverb

darkly; gloomily.

wickedly: a plot blackly contrived to wreak vengeance.

angrily: blackly refusing to yield to reason.

Words nearby blackly

blackheath, blacking, blackjack, blackleg, blacklist, blackly, blackmail, blackmore, blackmun, blackmur, blackness

Origin of blackly

First recorded in 1555–65; black + -ly

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for blackly

One blackly funny screed in the book is directed at Harry and David's gift baskets.
A Widow's Tale|Jennie Yabroff|February 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And as suddenly clouds appeared in blackly banked masses and a cold, driving rain began to beat down.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
"Be careful not to drink or eat in that hall," warned Cathbarr blackly.
Nuala O'Malley|H. Bedford-Jones
"I wish I were playing this for the first time," said Booverman, blackly.
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson

Its brightness makes these shadowed recesses the darker; blackly dark.
Quiet Talks on Prayer|S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Werner, chewing nervously at his thumb knuckle, eyed Roger blackly.
The Forbidden Trail|Honor Willsie

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