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darkly

[ dahrk-lee ]

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of darkly1

before 1000; Middle English derkly, Old English »å±ð´Ç°ù³¦±ôÄ«³¦±ð (in figurative sense only). See dark, -ly
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Written and directed by Mike White, the darkly comic mystery followed the entitled guests and beleaguered employees at a luxurious Maui hotel over the course of an increasingly tense week.

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Wambaugh’s characters were morally flexible, heroic, repugnant, compassionate, callous, deeply flawed, darkly comical — in a word, real.

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It’s a feminist nightmare for her character — and a darkly tingling identity comedy for us.

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In a darkly ironic way, Trump has performed a type of public service for those Americans and a culture who were invested in such childish fiction.

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A high point for polished yet hirsute L.A. rock: The Eagles’ Hollywood phantasmagoria is named record of the year the same night Fleetwood Mac wins the album prize with the darkly glittering “Rumours.â€

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