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darkly

darkly

7 4.0
In a place with little or no light
  • adverb
  • /ˈdɑrkli/
translation icon : oscuramente
  • The cave was lit darkly, making it difficult to see anything inside.
  • through a glass darkly

Examples

  • On the trail, the horses were lethargic with the heat; their flanks soon were darkly stained with sweat.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • In stark contrast were the rolling hills rising up around the lake, darkly green and lush with trees.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Already, the others in his house burned darkly into the night.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • It's all like darkly lit, but beautiful, beautiful.

  • Then the old woman brought me a sweet drink of cinnamon, as darkly red as my blood.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • At the rear above the roof stood the oaks, reflecting darkly the outside lights.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Off to the east, the last island of the city soared darkly from weed-black rocks.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Directly before him stood the darkly dripping ramparts of the Old City.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • On this island was a pathway twisting darkly through a thicket.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • At one point, fishermen's nets strung up on poles were reflected darkly against the carmine sky.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

dimly
vsdarkly
7 1.8

In a way that is not clear to see or remember

describes places with little or no light rather than even low brightness
shadowily
vsdarkly
7.1

In a dim or dark way

describes widespread absence of light across a scene rather than patchy unlit spots

Antonyms

brightly
69 1.0

In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy

How Dark

darkly
7 4.0
murkily
1 7.5
dimly
17 1.2

Surface Forms

darkly positive

Morphology

darkly = dark (transparent) = dark + ly

A standard adverb formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'dark', yielding the predictable meaning 'in a dark manner'.

Etymology

The word darkly comes from the simple word dark and the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. Dark originally meant 'without light', so darkly means 'in darkness' or 'in a shadowy way'.