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swarth⋅y
[swawr-th
ee, -thee] 
–adjective, swarth⋅i⋅er, swarth⋅i⋅est.
| (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark. |
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| swarth·y (swôr'thē) adj. swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est Having a dark complexion or color. [Alteration of swarty, from swart.] swarth'i·ly adv., swarth'i·ness n. |
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Swarthy
Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. Swarthier; superl. Swarthiest.] [See Swart, a.] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." --Shak. Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains. --Addison.Swarthy
Swarth"y\, v. t. To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.
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