swarthy (redirected from swarthier)

swarth·y  (swôr)

adj. swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est

Having a dark complexion or color.

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[Alteration of swarty, from swart.]

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swarthi·ly adv.

swarthi·ness n.

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swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ]

adj swarthier, swarthiest

dark-hued or dark-complexioned

[from obsolete swarty, from swart + -y¹]

swarthily  adv

swarthiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

swarthy - 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" swart, dark-skinned, dusky archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"

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swarthy

adjective dark-skinned, black, brown, dark, tawny, dusky, swart (archaic), dark-complexioned He had a broad swarthy face.

Translations

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] ADJ (swarthier (compar) (swarthiest (superl))) → moreno

swarthy

adj (+er) skin → dunkel; person also → dunkelhäutig

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → di carnagione scura; (skin) → scuro/a

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swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → di carnagione scura; (skin) → scuro/a