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Meaning of 'swarthy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Swarthy [ a.]
- Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces.
2 . Swarthy [ v. t.]
- To make swarthy.

Meaning of 'swarthy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . swarthy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- naturally having skin of a dark color
Example in sentence:
  • a dark-skinned beauty;
  • a smile on his swarthy face;
  • gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks;
  • `swart' is archaic

Nearby Words:

swa swab swabbed swabber swabbing swad swaddle swaddlebill swaddled swaddler

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