Associations to the word «Swarthy»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SWARTHY, adjective. Tawny, dusky, dark
SWARTHY, adjective. Dark-skinned
SWARTHY, adjective. (nonstandard) evil, malicious
SWARTHY, adjective. (nonstandard) weathered, rough
Dictionary definition
SWARTHY, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.