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Meaning of tar-black | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

As black as tar; (by extension) very black or dark.

not-comparable

Examples

“His night's work done, he slipped back into the tar-black night ... […]”
“It was tar-black outside except for the flickering light of a torch stuck into a holder beside the door.”
“[…] reinvents herself several times until she settles on the persona and name of “Bride” that befits the stunning image she creates of herself with her brilliant white clothes that contrast radically with her tar-black skin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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