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Definition of blackly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blackly

adverb
 
/ˈblækli/
 
/ˈblækli/
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  1. blackly comic/funny/humorous/satirical dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way
    • The movie takes a blackly humorous look at death.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlackly is used with these adjectives:
    • comic
    • humorous
    See full entry
See blackly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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