darkly

[ dahrk-lee ]

/ ˈdɑrk li /

so as to appear dark.

vaguely; mysteriously.

in a vaguely threatening or menacing manner: He hinted darkly that we had not heard the last of the matter.

imperfectly; faintly.

Origin of darkly

before 1000; Middle English derkly, Old English deorclīce (in figurative sense only). See dark, -ly

He looks at me darkly, as if to blame me for the price of movie tickets.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Well we have a new parliament and there are no excuses left,” he says darkly.

Ukraine Militias Warn of Anti-Kiev Coup |Jamie Dettmer |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But this season he turns down the wattage, playing a darkly serious role in a play said to be about fly-fishing.

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At the impressive Memorial Museum in Caen there is a darkly lit subterranean section called “France in the Dark Years.”

The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches |Clive Irving |June 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I think there's a scoop if you want to work it," said Pinney, darkly.

The Quality of Mercy |W. D. Howells
"She didn' look lak no lady what was goin' on no excu'sion," he muttered, darkly.

The Girl in the Mirror |Elizabeth Garver Jordan
Darkly red through the profound gloom of their banks they flowed slowly on, as toward the devoted city.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 |Various
They darkly feel that those to whom much has been given owe to the Master an account of stewardship.

Woman in the Nineteenth Century |Margaret Fuller Ossoli
The darkly respectable furniture is, so to speak, en suite with Paramore's frock coat and cuffs.

The Philanderer |George Bernard Shaw