swarthy

[swawr-thee, -thee]
–adjective
(of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.

--The post 9-11 world has been a difficult one for us swarthy men. You can barely even step onto a plane without someone asking to see your boarding pass first.

--There is nothing on this earth more delightful than a swarthy woman drizzled in olive oil bathing herself in a tub of kalamata olives.