blackly

[ blak-lee ]

/ ˈblæk li /

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darkly; gloomily.

wickedly: a plot blackly contrived to wreak vengeance.

angrily: blackly refusing to yield to reason.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

First recorded in 1555–65; black + -ly

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
By and by, a straggling birch bluff rose blackly across their way, but nobody swung wide.
Winston of the Prairie|Harold Bindloss
"Sure it's a word I'd like to have with you, young man," he growled, frowning blackly.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
There's just one thing I'd like to know, Houston thought blackly.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

Jack regarded Dick blackly for the fraction of a second; then he burst into a laugh, and clapped him on the shoulder.
Love in a Cloud|Arlo Bates
He felt himself in one way innocent, but he felt himself in another way blackly guilty.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett