darkly C1 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈdɑɹkli/ UK /ˈdɑːkli/ See IPA manual Freq #44385 Meanings 1 adv without light The river was sliding darkly under the mist. 2 adv in a dark glowering menacing manner They stared darkly at us after relaying the news. 3 adv With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension. I could make out his image darkly. 4 adv With a dark appearance. And still when loudliest howls the storm, / And darkliest lowers his native sky, / The king's fierce soul is in that form, / The warrior's spirit threatens nigh! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · without light in darkness 4 adv · with a dark appearance. blacklysably Etymology From Middle English derkly, derkely, derkliche, derkeliche; equivalent to dark + -ly. Compare Old English deorclīċe, a parallel formation. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # darkly **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑɹkli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑːkli/ **Frequency rank:** 44385 ## Meanings 1. without light 2. in a dark glowering menacing manner 3. With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension. 4. With a dark appearance. ## Examples - The river was sliding darkly under the mist. - They stared darkly at us after relaying the news. - I could make out his image darkly. - And still when loudliest howls the storm, / And darkliest lowers his native sky, / The king's fierce soul is in that form, / The warrior's spirit threatens nigh! ## Etymology From Middle English derkly, derkely, derkliche, derkeliche; equivalent to dark + -ly. Compare Old English deorclīċe, a parallel formation. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown