tar-black

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tar-black

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From tar + black.

adjective

not comparable As black as tar; (by extension) very black or dark. His night's work done, he slipped back into the tar-black night ... […]
Similar: pitch-black

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"tar-black." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tar-black. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tar-black. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tar-black

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"tar-black." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tar-black.

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@misc{tar_black_2026,
  title = {tar-black},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tar-black},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}