darksome

[dahrk-suh m]

adjective

dark; darkish.

Origin of darksome

First recorded in 1520–30; dark + -some¹

Related formsdark·some·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for darksome

Historical Examples

Inez followed him into this darksome hole, and the wall closed behind them.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
The daylight came down the hatch, but for all that the cabin was darksome.
The Frozen Pirate
W. Clark Russell
She swore it in that shadowy spot—in that dread and darksome hour.
The Quadroon
Mayne Reid
She was looking at me, and not at the darksome place about her.
The Millionaire Baby
Anna Katharine Green
Sweet-mouthed she was, and fair he wist; And again in the darksome wood they kissed.
Poems by the Way
William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for darksome

darksome

adjective

literary dark or darkish

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Examples from the Web for darksome

Historical Examples

Inez followed him into this darksome hole, and the wall closed behind them.

The daylight came down the hatch, but for all that the cabin was darksome.

She swore it in that shadowy spot—in that dread and darksome hour.

She was looking at me, and not at the darksome place about her.

Sweet-mouthed she was, and fair he wist; And again in the darksome wood they kissed.

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