Darkly
Hard
Hard adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: took the news of their grandfather's death hard
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The ending also goes from a darkly funny hard-science solution that fits the Doctor's irreverent and ingenious personality to a last-minute hijack from the Fendahl resulting in a gun battle.
- This gets lampshaded hard in the Mirror Universe two-parter "In a Mirror, Darkly", when the Terran Empire version of the NX-01 crew discover the Constitution-class U.S.S.
Source: Art Evolution / Live-Action TV -
While not much more apparent in the first installment than in canon Mass Effect, the sequel pieces, and the additional information document Fear Unrelenting, Seen Darkly ratchets up the Cosmic Horror hard.
Source: Cosmic Horror Story
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