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—darksomeness, n./dahrk"seuhm/, adj.dark; darkish.[1520-30; DARK + -SOME1]
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Darksome — Dark some, a. Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a broad gate, all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
darksome — [därk′səm] adj. Old Poet. 1. dark; darkish 2. dismal … English World dictionary
darksome — ˈdärksəm, ˈdȧk adjective Etymology: dark (II) + some 1. : gloomily somber a darksome path darksome prophecies : mysteriously or forbiddingly dark or obscured a darksome castle … Useful english dictionary
darksome — adjective Date: circa 1530 gloomily somber ; dark … New Collegiate Dictionary
darksome — adjective /ˈdɑːksəm/ Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. That sometimes from the salvage den … Wiktionary
darksome — adj. dark, gloomy; somber; secret … English contemporary dictionary
darksome — a. Obscure, gloomy. See dark … New dictionary of synonyms
darksome — dark·some … English syllables
darksome — dark•some [[t]ˈdɑrk səm[/t]] adj. dark; darkish • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
darksome — /ˈdaksəm/ (say dahksuhm) adjective Poetic dark; darkish. {dark + some1} …
