Darkling Definition

darkling
adjective
  1. uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
  2. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"

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