Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "swarthy" is om 'n donker of donker gelaat of kleur te hê. Dit word dikwels gebruik om iemand met 'n donker vel of 'n diep sonbruin te beskryf.
Swarthy ones with beards and thin ones with pale skin.
The inspector, a dark-haired swarthy character with a sizeable mole on his right cheek, by his own admission had been in contact with the York police.
His eyes met hers and he flashed a white-toothed grin that perfectly balanced his swarthy complexion.
Let me pause to observe that the complexion of this man is dark and swarthy it was no common swarthiness which constituted the sole point of remembrance, both as regards Valence and Madame Deluc.
His long nose and swarthy features are courtesy of his German father - a Bavarian count whose scandalous lineage Lord Pole dedicates his life to nullifying.
Emma Shaffer stepped aside, as did one swarthy fellow behind her.
Emma Shaffer stood guard at the open door, backed up by two swarthy fellows.
The man was of a robust and well-proportioned frame, in age a little over forty, rather swarthy in complexion, with long moustaches and a full beard, and, in short, his appearance was such that if he had been well dressed he would have been taken for a person of quality and good birth.
His eyes were deep, dark and brooding, and his skin had a swarthy olive sheen to it.
The third man was tall and thin, with a beak of a nose and swarthy skin.
