darkly

[ dahrk-lee ]

/ ˈdɑrk li /

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adverb

so 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.

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Origin of darkly

before 1000; Middle English derkly,Old English deorclīce (in figurative sense only). See dark, -ly

Words nearby darkly

darkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter, dark meat, dark mineral, dark money, dark nebula

How to use darkly in a sentence

Things hit a snag when one of the girls misses a meeting—setting off a narrative that is equal parts thrilling and darkly funny.
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Knowing that Morris’s films were darkly revealing about his subjects, I asked Bob what his capacity for further excoriation and humiliation would be.
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When it comes to the draft, we’re all looking through a glass darkly, and that extends even to the professionals.
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Pino and Lobato aren’t what I’d call careful in this lightning-paced thriller, whose tone vacillates between darkly comic and sincerely tragic.
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These are exquisite seances in line with the sonic traditions she pioneered a half-century ago, but suffused with the darkly tinted wisdom of a life entering its winter.
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He looks at me darkly, as if to blame me for the price of movie tickets.
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“Well we have a new parliament and there are no excuses left,” he says darkly.
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Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.
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But this season he turns down the wattage, playing a darkly serious role in a play said to be about fly-fishing.
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Alan Cumming shimmered darkly and brilliantly as the emcee in the Cabaret performance.
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But that sin was of small importance compared to the other revelations, so darkly hinted at by Aunty Rosa.
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Marius frowned darkly, but before he could speak, Tressan was insinuating a compliment to the Marquise.
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The camphor tree overhead was thrown out darkly against the stars, like its own shadow.
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"There may have been reasons," Diana suggested darkly, and Sir Rowland's eyes narrowed at the hint.
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I wish I had brought some cotton, Carol commented darkly, for my ears, she added at Janets curious glance.
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