Swarthy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈswɔɹði/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Swarthy is an adjective meaning Tawny, dusky, dark.
Meaning
Tawny, dusky, dark.
More Meanings
- (somewhat derogatory) Dark-skinned; black.
- Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
- A dark grey color.
- (nonstandard) Evil, malicious.
- (nonstandard) Weathered, rough.
- A swarthy person.
Example Sentences
Their swarthy Hosts wou'd darken all our Plains, / Doubling the native Horror of the War, / And making Death more grim.
A school friend of mine, Gavin, one of the swarthies, organised one May afternoon a tea party at his parents' house in Cheyne Walk.
Such was the religion that a young, swarthy man of medium height took with him as he trudged off to the University of Erfurt in May 1501.
The swarthies didn't bother to threaten us this time; instead, they mocked us with catcalls and whistles, as we squeezed past them in abject humiliation.
Word Forms
- swarthier
- swarthiest
- swarthies
Synonyms for swarthy
Depending on context, synonyms include black, dusky, sable, sooty, brunette, dark-skinned.
Antonyms for swarthy
Common opposites include fair, pale.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swart, dark-skinned, brunette, brunet, dusky, dark.
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