dark´some|ness

dark´some|ness
dark|some «DAHRK suhm», adjective.
1. dark.
2. Figurative. gloomy; somber: »

a darksome wood.

3. Figurative. obscure.
4. Figurative. fearsome: »

a darksome fiend.

dark´some|ness, noun.

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