adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a swarthy complexion literary (= dark )
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She had never met anyone with his swarthy complexion.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A swarthy fellow with ringlets was taking a slash at her with a heavy cutlass.
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Even freshly shaved, he had a coarse, swarthy look that embarrassed the Monsignor.
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Fearon reappeared holding a towel, his black hair glistening wet and rivulets running down his swarthy skin.
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Fen was much taller and broader and his swarthy colouring was not something that had appealed to her hitherto.
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Four other men played poker at another table, swarthy , fierce-looking gypsies.
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His face is swarthy and lined.
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It becomes permissible to import toilers with swarthy skins who speak unintelligible languages.
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Their narrow eyes and high cheekbones, their swarthy skins seem even more foreign in the firelight.