blackly

[ blak-lee ]

/ ˈblæk li /

darkly; gloomily.

wickedly: a plot blackly contrived to wreak vengeance.

angrily: blackly refusing to yield to reason.

Origin of blackly

First recorded in 1555–65; black + -ly

One blackly funny screed in the book is directed at Harry and David's gift baskets.

A Widow's Tale |Jennie Yabroff |February 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
And as suddenly clouds appeared in blackly banked masses and a cold, driving rain began to beat down.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
"Be careful not to drink or eat in that hall," warned Cathbarr blackly.

Nuala O'Malley |H. Bedford-Jones
"I wish I were playing this for the first time," said Booverman, blackly.

Murder in Any Degree |Owen Johnson

Its brightness makes these shadowed recesses the darker; blackly dark.

Quiet Talks on Prayer |S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Werner, chewing nervously at his thumb knuckle, eyed Roger blackly.

The Forbidden Trail |Honor Willsie