swartish

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adjective

Somewhat swart (dark, or tawny).

OriginMiddle English swartish →
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Meanings

adjectiveswartish (comparative more swartish, superlative most swartish)

comparative more swartish · superlative most swartish

  1. archaicSomewhat swart (dark, or tawny).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tawny

Origin

  1. Middle Englishswartish“somewhat dark; darkish”
  2. Englishswartish

From Middle English swartish (“somewhat dark; darkish”), equivalent to swart + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

strawish
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APA

swartish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swartish

MLA

“swartish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swartish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swartish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swartish.

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