darksome

[ dahrk-suh m ]

/ ˈdɑrk səm /

adjective

dark; darkish.

Nearby words

darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, darkness, darkroom, darksome, darktown, darky, darlan, darlene, darling

Origin of darksome

First recorded in 1520–30; dark + -some¹

Related forms

dark·some·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for darksome

And now emerging from the darksome shade, She pressed the silken carpet of the glade.
The Culprit Fay|Joseph Rodman Drake
I think it was sent to show me what it is I am entering on; to uphold me through the darksome valley of the shadow of death.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
To the south you may see a darksome road—broad, smooth, and easy of descent; that is the lower way.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 342, November 22, 1828|Various
A picture is degraded, and an artist is insulted, by a painting being hung in this darksome and 'condemned cell.'
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444|Various

She was looking at me, and not at the darksome place about her.
The Millionaire Baby|Anna Katharine Green

British Dictionary definitions for darksome

darksome

/ (ˈdɑːksəm) /

adjective

literary dark or darkish

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