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dusky

[ duhs-kee ]

/ ˈdʌs ki /

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adjective, dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est.

somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.

Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin.

of a dark color.

gloomy; sad.

Origin of dusky

First recorded in 1550–60; dusk² + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dusky

dusk·i·ly, adverb dusk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby dusky

durzi, durán, duse, dushanbe, dusk, dusky, dusky grouse, dusky seaside sparrow, dusky shark, dussek, dust

Example sentences from the Web for dusky

The palette was gentle and pretty, focusing on rose pinks, lavenders, dusky mauve, mint, faun and pale lemon.

Burberry Prorsum Spring/ Summer 2014 |Tom Sykes |September 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Unless by dusky hordes, you mean Wall Street banksters and well-tanned pols such as Speaker John Boehner.

Paul Krugman’s Nasty and Inane Attack on ‘Libertarian Populism’ |Nick Gillespie |July 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The sail of the Nighean Donn flapped, a dusky wing in the darkness.

The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) |Fiona Macleod
The intangible sky was coming nearer and its dusky blue of the night was deepening.

The Guns of Europe |Joseph A. Altsheler

I sniffed at the dusky screen of leaves, but had my sniffing for my trouble, as nothing moved there.

Cardigan |Robert W. Chambers
I can only relate, then, that the image left upon my mind was one of jewels and dusky peach-like loveliness.

Tales of Secret Egypt |Sax Rohmer
I have told some incidents of her life in my Old Narragansett, so will no longer keep her dusky presence here.

Stage-coach and Tavern Days |Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for dusky

dusky

/ (ˈdʌskɪ) /

adjective duskier or duskiest

dark in colour; swarthy or dark-skinned

dim

Derived forms of dusky

duskily, adverb duskiness, noun