darkly

adjective

1. 1. entirely or partly without light
   2. neither giving nor receiving light
2. ☆ giving no performance; closed: this theater is dark tonight
3. 1. almost black
   2. not light in color; deep in shade
4. not fair in complexion; brunet or swarthy
5. hidden; secret
6. not easily understood; hard to make clear; obscure
7. gloomy; hopeless; dismal
8. angry or sullen: responding to criticism with dark looks
9. evil; sinister
10. ignorant; unenlightened
11. deep and rich, with a melancholy sound
12. Phonet. back: said of vowels

Origin: ME derk < OE deorc, gloomy, cheerless < IE *dherg- < base *dher-, dirty, somber > dregs

noun

1. the state of being dark
2. night; nightfall
3. a dark color or shade

transitive verb, intransitive verb