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darkest-haired

darkest-haired is the superlative form of dark-haired.

Meaning of dark-haired

Adjective

dark-haired (comparative more dark-haired or darker-haired, superlative most dark-haired or darkest-haired)

  1. (hair color) Having hair of a dark color, usually dark brown.
    • And M. [Henri-François-Alphonse] Esquiros, in describing the Dutch generally, speaks of beauties both blondes and brunettes, ‘for black hair is not uncommon in the Netherlands.’ These words seem to imply that black hair does not preponderate; and, if not, there must be a marked difference between...1866, Luke Owen Pike, “The Evidence of Physical Characteristics”, in The English and Their Origin. A Prologue to Authentic English History., London: Longmans, Green, and Co., pages 145–146

Questions about darkest-haired

What is darkest-haired the superlative form of?
Darkest-haired is the superlative form of dark-haired.

Words near darkest-haired in the dictionary

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