darkeningly

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adverb

So as to darken.

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Meanings

adverbdarkeningly (comparative more darkeningly, superlative most darkeningly)

comparative more darkeningly · superlative most darkeningly

  1. So as to darken.

    In addition, he wore […] a soft black hat that hung darkeningly over his eyes.

    1919, Theodore Dreiser, Twelve Men
    1 more example

    Up from the floor, from the depths of the corners, […] along the tin-pipe reaching into the ceiling, crept the summer darkness. Only at a blotch of sunlight did it hesitate, tentative as a leaf-flicker on the whitewashed plaster, then moment by long moment it seeped in darkeningly.

    1962, Rudy Wiebe, Peace Shall Destroy Many

Origin

From darkening + -ly.

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APA

darkeningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkeningly

MLA

“darkeningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkeningly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkeningly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkeningly.

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