0 (of a person or their skin) dark: --
a swarthy fisherman
a swarthy face/complexion
1 having a dark or slightly dark skin: --
His companion was skinny, with a swarthy complexion.
Piso was a tall, swarthy man with huge bristling black eyebrows.
Chabukiani is a swarthy young giant with dashing manner and a facility for doing unbelievable technical tricks.
His wrinkled face covers with rays of joy if all of a sudden a swarthy pug boy runs into the house, - says the writer.
He is initially described as big and swarthy, and had tiny eyes, a scowl and his eyebrows grew together.
Their skin tones covered the spectrum from the pale flesh of the north to the swarthy complexions of the south.
His physique filled out, his hair grayed, and his once smooth, swarthy face weathered and became more rugged.
He was of great stature, strong, swarthy and hairy.
His voice was described as strong and swarthy.
