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darksom

darksom is the obsolete spelling of darksome.

Meaning of darksome

Adjective

darksome (comparative more darksome, superlative most darksome)

  1. (literary, poetic) Characterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.
    • His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. / As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: / Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. / To pull the triple headed dog from hell.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    cheerless, shaded

Forms of darksom

comparativemore darksom
superlativemost darksom

Questions about darksom

What is darksom the obsolete spelling of?
Darksom is the obsolete spelling of darksome.

Words near darksom in the dictionary

  1. darkskin
  2. darkskinned
  3. darkskins
  4. darkslide
  5. darkslides
  6. darksom
  7. darksome
  8. darksomely
  9. darksomeness
  10. darkstep
  11. darkth

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