darkly

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
2. With a dark appearance
3. In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
4. In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
5. In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
6. In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
7. In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
8. In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly

Adj

Relating to darkness or obscurity.

Concepten

donker

somber

duister

Synoniemen

gloomily

dimly

in darkness

obscurely

menacingly

obscured

secretly

somberly

unclear

vaguely

in secrecy

with obscure vision

bleakly

markily

blindly

dark

grimly

Met koppelteken als

dark‧ly

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɑːkli/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English derkly, derkely, derkliche, derkeliche; equivalent to dark + -ly. Compare Old English deorclīċe, a parallel formation.