Associations to the word «Swarthy»

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.
William Butler Yeats