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blackavised

UK/ˈblakəvʌɪzd/

blackavised adjective: dark-complexioned; swarthy.

Adjective

blackavised (comparative more blackavised, superlative most blackavised)

  1. Dark-complexioned; swarthy
    • I would advise her black a-viced suitor to look out.1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    • They are black-avised as warlocks and wear their black cowls with formality and disdain.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 652

Forms of blackavised

comparativemore blackavised
superlativemost blackavised
alternative formblackaviced
alternative formblack-a-vised
alternative formblackavized

Origin of blackavised

From Scots blackaviced, blackavised, from black + euphonic -a- (perhaps after blackamoor) + French vis (“face”) + -ed.

Questions about blackavised

What does blackavised mean?
Blackavised means dark-complexioned; swarthy.
What part of speech is blackavised?
Blackavised is an adjective.
How do you pronounce blackavised?
Blackavised is pronounced /ˈblakəvʌɪzd/ (UK).

Words near blackavised in the dictionary

  1. Blackards
  2. blackaroon
  3. blackaroons
  4. blackassed
  5. blackaviced
  6. blackavised
  7. blackback
  8. blackbacks
  9. blackbag
  10. blackbagged
  11. blackbagging

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