darkish

[ dahr-kish ]

/ ˈdɑr kɪʃ /

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adjective

slightly dark: a darkish color.

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Origin of darkish

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dark, -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM darkish

dark·ish·ness, noun

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dark-field illumination, dark-field microscope, dark glasses, dark horse, dark internet, darkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly

How to use darkish in a sentence

It being a little darkish, I staid not to take notice of him, but we went directly back again.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
The Harry Longlegs—dubbed with darkish brown hair, and a brown hackle over it, head rather large.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
This extract has a darkish brown colour, and tastes and smells strongly of cubebs.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
They supply it either in a fairly pure state, or as a darkish moist mass containing many impurities.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

If the cementation be continued too long, the steel acquires a darkish fracture, it is more fusible, and incapable of welding.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley

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Origin of darkish

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