Darksome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Dark and somber.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Somewhat dark; gloomy; shadowy: as, a darksome house; a darksome cloud.
    • Word Usage
    "Compounded or compacted terms like "darksome" and "lionlimb" are expressive in a way that seems the opposite of Thomas '"unable to rejoice" and "others could not": the power of explosive compression, forcing meanings together, rather than the unfolding power of directness."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dark    gloomy    obscure    shaded    cheerless   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sunless    unfrequented    pathless    cavernous    dank   
     
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