See Also: affricate(1)(dictionary)
affricate(2)(dictionary)
affricate(dictionary)

swarthy (iou) and affricate(1) (iou)


swarthy (iou)



swarthy adjective. L16.
[Unexpl. alt. of SWARTY.]
Of a dark hue; black, blackish; spec. dark-complexioned, dusky. L16.
Malignant, dismal. M17.
swarthily adverb with a swarthy colour M18.
swarthiness noun L16.

affricate(1) (iou)



affricate noun. L19.
[Latin affricatus pa. pple, formed as AFFRICATE verb: see -ATE1.]
Phonetics. A combination of a plosive with an immediately following homorganic fricative or spirant as one phoneme (as in the first and last consonants of church and judge).
Also a'ffricative noun L19.