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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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See also

tar'd Taracahitic Tarahumaran Tarantinian Tarantinoesque tarantulalike

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