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swarty

/ˈswɔː(ɹ)ti/

swarty adjective: swarthy; tawny.

Adjective

swarty (comparative more swarty, superlative most swarty)

  1. swarthy; tawny
    • From these first qualities arise many other second, as that of colour, black, swarty, pale, ruddy , &c.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC
    • Suddenly, the short, swarty man was again before us with his broad smile, so ill suited to the grim glint of his eyes, beckoning to us to gather round him.2002, Corneliu Leu, The Islands

Forms of swarty

comparativemore swarty
superlativemost swarty

Origin of swarty

From swart + -y.

Words formed from swarty

Questions about swarty

What does swarty mean?
Swarty means swarthy; tawny.
What part of speech is swarty?
Swarty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce swarty?
Swarty is pronounced /ˈswɔː(ɹ)ti/.

Words near swarty in the dictionary

  1. swartrutters
  2. swarts
  3. Swarts fluorination
  4. Swartwood
  5. Swartwoods
  6. swarty
  7. Swartz
  8. Swartzendruber
  9. Swartzendrubers
  10. Swartzentruber
  11. Swartzentrubers

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