| Pronunciation: | | 'swordhee
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[adj] naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic) |
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SWARTHY is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | brunet, brunette, dark-skinned, dusky, swart |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. {Swarthier}; superl.
{Swarthiest}.] [See {Swart}, a.]
Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as,
swarthy faces. ``A swarthy Ethiope.'' --Shak.
Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
--Addison.
\Swarth"y\, v. t.
To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.
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