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swarthy

[swawr-thee, -thee] / ˈswɔr ði, -θi /


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"You miss Russell Crowe, but Mescal is always watchable, with a stocky, swarthy, brooding presence," he added in the four-star review.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

He turned down the offer of professional makeup, which left him perspiring and with a swarthy five o’clock shadow under the studio’s bright lights.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2019

When I met up with Mr. Lamoureux for our first one-on-one session on a Friday afternoon at the foundation’s Midtown offices, I learned he didn’t resemble the actor — less swarthy, for one.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019

His hair was black; his eyes were black; his complexion was swarthy.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016

They each had tawny curls and swarthy skin.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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