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Definition of Swarthier
1. swarthy [adj] - See also: swarthy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swarthier
Literary usage of Swarthier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and by James Bell (1832)
"Near the source of the Oroonoko, there are tribes of a very light complexion,
surrounded by other tribes much swarthier. The Indians of Chili, ..."
2. A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Compiled edited by Royal Geographical Society Great Britain (1856)
"... enjoy a much cooler temperature; and near the source of the Orinoco are tribes
of a very light complexion, surrounded by other tribes much swarthier. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The southern Chinese, shorter in stature and swarthier in complexion, older in
history and more subtle in mental processes, look upon the Northerners much ..."
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