blackly

[ blak-lee ]

adverb

1. darkly; gloomily.
2. wickedly:

   a plot blackly contrived to wreak vengeance.

3. angrily:

   blackly refusing to yield to reason.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blackly¹

First recorded in 1555–65; black + -ly

Example Sentences

One blackly funny screed in the book is directed at Harry and David's gift baskets.

From The Daily Beast

By and by, a straggling birch bluff rose blackly across their way, but nobody swung wide.

From Project Gutenberg

"Sure it's a word I'd like to have with you, young man," he growled, frowning blackly.

From Project Gutenberg

There's just one thing I'd like to know, Houston thought blackly.

From Project Gutenberg

Jack regarded Dick blackly for the fraction of a second; then he burst into a laugh, and clapped him on the shoulder.

From Project Gutenberg

He felt himself in one way innocent, but he felt himself in another way blackly guilty.

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