blackly

      English

      Adverb

      blackly (comparative more blackly, superlative most blackly)

      1. In a black manner; darkly or gloomily
        • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 26, The Dust of Conflict[1]:
          Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.

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      Last modified on 11 January 2013, at 20:22