darkish
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- darkishness noun
Etymology
Origin of darkish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dark, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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He said he had not expected his call to the woman be answered because of the time difference, but that it was picked up by "a shirtless man with darkish hair".
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
“So it ended up being a darkish hue to the water — and that was completely on us. We ended up fixing it by flushing all the pipes and removing those wells from service.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
The festival’s work tends shortish in length, intimate in size, and darkish, ambiguous and poetic in mood.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2020
It’s a dark wool jacket with matching pants and a darkish Japanese denim vest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2019
This palm trunk lay parallel to the beach, so that when Ralph sat he faced the island but to the boys was a darkish figure against the shimmer of the lagoon.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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