Dictionary entry

Swarthy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Swarth″y (?), a. [Compar.Swarthier (?); superl.Swarthiest.] [See Swart, a.] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. “A swarthy Ethiope.” Shak.

Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains. Addison.