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

It’s a showdown on the edge of an abyss or, from a blackly comic point of view, the grimmest edition ever of that old surprise-reunion show “This Is Your Life.”

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The film, a blackly comic feminist revenge thriller starring Carey Mulligan, was one of the most talked about movies of 2020.

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Set against a decaying London, this glittering and blackly comic novel is a murder mystery about a murder that hasn’t happened yet.

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This blackly comic horror riff is heavy on the social satire and sprinkled with scares, as Reijn has intelligently pulled together and reinterpreted traditional horror tropes in order to send up the youth of today.

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They run the gamut from blackly funny to apocalyptic, with a few surprisingly cheerful stops along the way.

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