swarthy

(swôr'THē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Having a dark complexion or color.

[Alteration of swarty, from SWART.]

swarthily swarth'i·ly adv.
swarthiness swarth'i·ness n.

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adjective

Of a complexion tending toward brown or black: bistered, black-a-vised, brunet, dark, dusky. See colors/colorless.

adj

Definition: dark-complexioned
Antonyms: blonde, fair, light, pale

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• Physical Attributes

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mørkhudet, mørk

Nederlands (Dutch)
met donkere huid

Français (French)
adj. - basané

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dunkel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μελαψός, μαυριδερός

Italiano (Italian)
scuro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moreno

Русский (Russian)
смуглый, загорелый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moreno, atezado, pernicioso, maligno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - svartaktig, mörk, svartmuskig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黑黝黝的, 浅黑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 黑黝黝的, 淺黑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거무스레한, 가무잡잡한, 햇볕에 그을린

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浅黒い, 黒ずんだ, 日に焼けた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) داكن اللون أو البشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כהה, שחום-עור‬

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