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darksome

American

[dahrk-suhm] / ˈdɑrk səm /

adjective

dark; darkish.

darksome British

/ ˈdɑːksəm /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

darksomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of darksome

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. 13-04 and I made our way through the darksome streets.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

‘I would be hating to get this one inside me on a darksome night,’ the BFG said.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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