swarthy

[ swawr-thee, -thee ]

/ ˈswɔr ði, -θi /

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adjective, swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est.

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

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Origin of swarthy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM swarthy

swarth·i·ness, noun

Words nearby swarthy

swarm intelligence, swart, swarth, swarthiness, Swarthout, swarthy, Swartkrans ape-man, swartzite, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler

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How to use swarthy in a sentence

And running for reelection then, he can just run ads with Hillary Clinton welcoming swarthy illegals with open arms.
There’s No Getting Rid of David Vitter, America’s Most Contemptible Senator|Michael Tomasky|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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

There was a scar in the shape of a cross on the man's swarthy cheek, and it glowed redly with the anger that filled him.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
D'Arthez was swarthy, with long locks, rather small and bearing some resemblance to Bonaparte.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Halfway across the lobby, a tall swarthy man with one of those deadpan faces rose to greet him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The tall, slender Spaniard, swarthy and of classic feature, looks about him with suppressed disdain.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
All the blood seemed to leave his veins and against his swarthy pallor the deep lines in his face looked black.
Summer|Edith Wharton

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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