4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Swarthy \Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. {Swarthier}; superl. {Swarthiest}.] [See {Swart}, a.] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains. --Addison. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Swarthy \Swarth"y\, v. t. To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: swarthy adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart}] [also: {swarthiest}, {swarthier}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 25 Moby Thesaurus words for "swarthy": black, blackish, brunet, coal-black, dark, dark-colored, dark-skinned, darkish, darksome, dusk, dusky, ebon, ebony, funereal, grave, nigrescent, pitch-black, raven, sable, sad, sober, somber, sombrous, swart, swarth
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