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Swarthily

Swarthily \Swarth"i*ly\, adv. In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.

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swarthily

adv. In a swarthy manner.

Usage examples of "swarthily".

Trees with reddened stems stood about the valley, scattered and in groups, showing between their leaves the cheeks of melancholy fruits swarthily tinged, and toward the centre of the valley a shining palace was visible, supported by massive columns of marble reddened by that copper sun.

He smiled explosively, changing suddenly from nondescript to swarthily good-looking.

He was the swarthily handsome type, hooked nose, slicked-back hair, and deep, dark eyes.

From his appearance, swarthily handsome despite the haggardness, he was of Italian birth.

He was busy flirting with one of the housemaids, his swarthily handsome face creased in a reassuring smile, his gold front tooth glinting in the firelight.

Ten years later Birney Jarvis, a San Francisco Chronicle police reporter and former Hell's Angel, described the moment of truth in an article:* * For Male Magazine One hot summer day in 1954, a swarthily handsome devil, sporting a pointed beard and a derby, broadslid his Harley-Davidson to a screeching halt at a motorcycle hangout in San Francisco.