swarthy vs tar baby

swarthy

• A swarthy person. 

• Tawny, dusky, dark. 

• Dark-skinned; Black. 

• Weathered, rough. 

• A dark grey color. 

• Evil, malicious. 

• Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan. 

tar baby

• A black person. 

• A difficult, abstract problem that worsens as one attempts to handle it; a "sticky" situation, especially one where attempts to make it better only make it worse.