In the most dark or gloomy manner; most characteristic of darkness or shadow.
From 'darkly' with the superlative suffix '-est', creating the highest degree of the adverbial comparison.
The superlative '-est' form of adverbs is especially rare in modern English—we almost always say 'most darkly' instead—making 'darkliest' a window into older English word-building habits.
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