swartish
English
Etymology
From Middle English swartish (“somewhat dark; darkish”), equivalent to swart + -ish.
Adjective
swartish (comparative more swartish, superlative most swartish)
- Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for swartish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Swiharts, Wisharts, trishaws
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swartyss
Etymology
From swart + -yssh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswartiʃ/
Adjective
swartish
- Somewhat dark; darkish.
Descendants
- English: swartish
References
- “swartish (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.