darkly
adverb
Origin of darkly
Related Words for darkly
desperately, sadly, dispiritedly, cynically, darkly, dejectedly, desolately, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dismally, emptily, gloomily, pessimistically, covertly, dully, indefinitely, secretly, vaguely, hazilyExamples from the Web for darkly
Contemporary Examples of darkly
He looks at me darkly, as if to blame me for the price of movie tickets.
“Well we have a new parliament and there are no excuses left,” he says darkly.
Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.
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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At the impressive Memorial Museum in Caen there is a darkly lit subterranean section called “France in the Dark Years.”
Historical Examples of darkly
Am I so utterly disreputable that you find it necessary to frown on me so darkly?
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He did not know the countenance it masked so darkly, but that same cloak he knew!
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
In the Spain of to-day these things are seen as through a glass, darkly.
Rosinante to the Road AgainJohn Dos Passos
Albert's face was darkly red under the lash of his grandfather's tongue.
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln
"I shall not go to bed, I shall never go to bed," said Charmian darkly.
The Coast of BohemiaWilliam Dean Howells