swarthy

As the villain of the piece Andrew Rivera made a swarthily malevolent and richly stentorian Scarpia, but lacked a real glint of wickedness in the eyes.

Under the influence of these ludicrous and transparent urgings, Americans canceled vacations in Western Europe in the summer of 1986, convinced that "terrorists" lurked swarthily near every cafe and cathedral.

Brachiano, the Italian nobleman whose adulterous lust kickstarts Webster's dense plot, is played by the swarthily handsome Marcus Graham, who struts through the role with a swagger that would not be amiss on a Milan runway.