darkeningly

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

darkening +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

darkeningly (comparative more darkeningly, superlative most darkeningly)

  1. So as to darken.
    • 1919, Theodore Dreiser, Twelve Men:
      In addition, he wore [] a soft black hat that hung darkeningly over his eyes.
    • 1962, Rudy Wiebe, Peace Shall Destroy Many:
      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.