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darksome

[ dahrk-suhm ]

adjective

  1. dark; darkish.


darksome

/ ˈdɑːksəm /

adjective

  1. literary.
    dark or darkish


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Other Words From

  • darksome·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of darksome1

First recorded in 1520–30; dark + -some 1

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Example Sentences

A faint shadow crosses the darksome floor; now it oscillates on the bars.

Do I need maledictions from you to make my lot less darksome, my cup less bitter?

Look back, young man, on the darksome turrets of your father's house, which uplift themselves above the sons of their people.

After a day of cloud and wind and rain Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again,And, touching all the darksome woods with light.

Iena.Risk hovers everywhere When night and man combine for darksome deeds.

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