darksome

[ dahrk-suhm ]

/ ˈdɑrk səm /

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adjective

dark; darkish.

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Origin of darksome

First recorded in 1520–30; dark + -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM darksome

dark·some·ness, noun

Words nearby darksome

darkness, dark of the moon, dark reaction, darkroom, dark slide, darksome, dark star, dark tourism, darktown, dark web, darky

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How to use darksome in a sentence

A faint shadow crosses the darksome floor; now it oscillates on the bars.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Do I need maledictions from you to make my lot less darksome, my cup less bitter?
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Look back, young man, on the darksome turrets of your father's house, which uplift themselves above the sons of their people.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
After a day of cloud and wind and rain Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again,And, touching all the darksome woods with light.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education

Iena.Risk hovers everywhere When night and man combine for darksome deeds.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education

British Dictionary definitions for darksome

darksome

/ (ˈdɑːksəm) /

adjective

literary dark or darkish

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