swarthy

[ swawr-th ee, -thee ]

/ ˈswɔr ði, -θi /

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adjective, swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est.

(of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.

Words nearby swarthy

swarm cell, swarm intelligence, swart, swarth, swarthout, swarthy, swartkrans ape-man, swartzite, swash, swash letter, swash plate

Origin of swarthy

1570–80; unexplained variant of obsolete swarty (swart + -y¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM swarthy

swarth·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for swarthy

How could she, so blonde, be living with these swarthy people?
Rescued by Racism: The Blonde Maria and the Dark Roma|Tunku Varadarajan|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The swarthy, slender, tidily groomed ex-AT&T salesman from Oklahoma appeared calm as the verdicts were read.
Sweat-Lodge Guru’s Homicide Verdict|Terry Greene Sterling|June 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Where is Sarah Palin when Arizona writes harassment of the swarthy into state law?
The Tea Party's Immigration Hypocrisy|Peter Beinart|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A gleam of ferocity passed across the swarthy face of Panther.
The Frontiersmen|Gustave Aimard

Peering at him sideways from the corners of the hansom, they could see the quick pallor of his swarthy face.
The King of Diamonds|Louis Tracy
Slowly the strong and swarthy sailors of the Patria rowed the party to the shore.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
No one but a god, or one of the swarthy elves themselves, could have found this hidden opening, but Loki knew it well.
Stories from Northern Myths|Emilie Kip Baker
Both of them had faces that were in strong contrast to the swarthy Latin-American countenances about them.
The Key to Yesterday|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for swarthy

swarthy

/ (ˈswɔːðɪ) /

adjective swarthier or swarthiest

dark-hued or dark-complexioned

Derived forms of swarthy

swarthily, adverbswarthiness, noun

Word Origin for swarthy

C16: from obsolete swarty, from swart + -y 1

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swarthy

adjective, swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est.

Words related to swarthy

Words nearby swarthy

Origin of swarthy

OTHER WORDS FROM swarthy

Examples from the Web for swarthy

British Dictionary definitions for swarthy

adjective swarthier or swarthiest

Derived forms of swarthy

Word Origin for swarthy