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darksome

American  
[dahrk-suhm] / ˈdɑrk səm /

adjective

  1. dark; darkish.


darksome British  
/ ˈdɑːksəm /

adjective

  1. literary dark or darkish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of darksome

First recorded in 1520–30; dark + -some 1


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Just before the end, darksome bitonal chords began crashing on the harp and piano, like the bell of a phantom cathedral.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2015

The Grecian temple designed by Ben Edwards has a brooding, darksome majesty.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the god Mercury describes the scene: With a darksome thick film I encompass'd his eyes And bore him away in an urn...

From Time Magazine Archive

They decided to take a detour round the place where they had seen the monster tied up, and marched away through the darksome trees without a thought of danger.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

‘This is the great realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remembered in our songs.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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