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Sunburnt vs Swarthy - What's the difference?

sunburnt | swarthy |

As adjectives the difference between sunburnt and swarthy

is that sunburnt is having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays while swarthy is tawny, dusky, dark.

sunburnt

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays

    • swarthy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • tawny, dusky, dark
  • dark-skinned
  • * Addison
    • Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
  • (nonstandard) evil, malicious
  • (nonstandard) weathered, rough