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darkly

[dahrk-lee]

adverb

  1. so as to appear dark.

  2. vaguely; mysteriously.

  3. in a vaguely threatening or menacing manner.

    He hinted darkly that we had not heard the last of the matter.

  4. imperfectly; faintly.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of darkly1

before 1000; Middle English derkly, Old English ǰī (in figurative sense only). See dark, -ly
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This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.

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Most viewers streamed the darkly comic anthology series from Mike White, set each season at a new luxury resort where the worst instincts of the privileged guests are unleashed.

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“Season 2 offers a chilling, darkly hilarious and oddly liberating spin on a bad day at the office. Praise Kier.”

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Art and its flawed creators and fans, time and family and failure all resonate, darkly funny and heartbreaking.

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She’s also darkly humorous about her own mortality.

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