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adverb
1.
so as to appear dark.
2.
vaguely; mysteriously.
3.
in a vaguely threatening or menacing manner: He hinted darkly that we had not heard the last of the matter.
4.
imperfectly; faintly.
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Darkly
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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World English Dictionary
| dark (dɑːk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having little or no light: a dark street |
| 2. | light Compare medium (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light: dark brown |
| 3. | a. (of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette |
| b. (in combination): dark-eyed | |
| 4. | gloomy or dismal |
| 5. | sinister; evil: a dark purpose |
| 6. | sullen or angry: a dark scowl |
| 7. | ignorant or unenlightened: a dark period in our history |
| 8. | secret or mysterious: keep it dark |
| 9. | phonetics Compare light denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal |
| 10. | informal stock exchange go dark (of a company) to remove itself from the register of major exchanges while continuing to trade |
| —n | |
| 11. | absence of light; darkness |
| 12. | night or nightfall |
| 13. | a dark place, patch, or shadow |
| 14. | a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark) |
| —vb | |
| 15. | an archaic word for darken |
| [Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide] | |
| 'darkish | |
| —adj | |
| 'darkly | |
| —adv | |
| 'darkness | |
| —n | |
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