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Antonyms for darkly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : dahrk-lee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɑrk li |
Definition of darkly
Origin :- Old English deorclice "darkly, horribly, foully;" see dark + -ly (2).
- As in hopelessly : adv without hope
- As in obscurely : adv dimly
- Am I so utterly disreputable that you find it necessary to frown on me so darkly?
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He did not know the countenance it masked so darkly, but that same cloak he knew!
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- In the Spain of to-day these things are seen as through a glass, darkly.
- Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
- Albert's face was darkly red under the lash of his grandfather's tongue.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- "I shall not go to bed, I shall never go to bed," said Charmian darkly.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells
- The added color, soft and lovely in itself, was darkly reflected on his heart.
- Extract from : « 'Smiles' » by Eliot H. Robinson
- Dismayed by this mishap, I took a seat in a corner and darkly ruminated.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- "I was a well, strong man when I left Vera Cruz," he said darkly.
- Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
- If his daughter's like him—and she's not like her mother—he was darkly and dangerously handsome.
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- "Yes, if Jack Welles doesn't go and spoil everything," said Fannie darkly.
- Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence
Synonyms for darkly
- covertly
- cynically
- darkly
- dejectedly
- desolately
- despairingly
- desperately
- despondently
- dingily
- disconsolately
- dismally
- dispiritedly
- dully
- duskily
- emptily
- gloomily
- hazily
- indecisively
- indefinably
- indefinitely
- indistinctly
- nebulously
- pessimistically
- sadly
- secretly
- spiritlessly
- tenebrously
- thickly
- unobtrusively
- vaguely
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