darkly

«darkly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way. tree →

2) Darkly can mean with dark colours or in the dark. tree →

3) Darkly funny means funny about sad or frightening things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, someone who «hints darkly» or «mutters darkly» suggests danger or bad news without saying it plainly. In The Wind in the Willows the Badger speaks darkly of the Wild Wood. In the Bible (1 Corinthians), «through a glass, darkly» means seeing things dimly, not clearly yet.

examples

• «Something terrible will happen,» he said darkly. tree →
• The sky glowed darkly before the storm. tree →
• Rat hinted darkly at the dangers of the Wild Wood. tree →
• The film was darkly funny. tree →
• Her eyes were darkly shaded. tree →
• «For now we see through a glass, darkly.» tree →

note

From «dark» + «-ly». Usually about tone or mood, not just about light.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «darkly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.