Darksome

//ˈdɑːksəm// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure. literary, poetic

    "His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. / As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: / Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. / To pull the triple headed dog from hell."

Synonyms

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blackblackcaliginouscheerlessdarkdark

Example

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"She sat upon one of the disjointed stones of the ancient fountain, and seemed to watch the progress of its current, as it bubbled forth to daylight, in gay and sparkling profusion, from under the shadow of the ribbed and darksome vault."

Etymology

From dark + -some.

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