dusky
[duhs-kee]
- somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
- Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin.
- of a dark color.
- gloomy; sad.
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Origin of dusky
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Contemporary Examples
The palette was gentle and pretty, focusing on rose pinks, lavenders, dusky mauve, mint, faun and pale lemon.
Unless by dusky hordes, you mean Wall Street banksters and well-tanned pols such as Speaker John Boehner.
Historical Examples
Do you observe this red glow,—dusky, too, amid all the brightness?
Other Tales and SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
In a little time, there was a crucifix on every dusky bosom.
A Bell's BiographyNathaniel Hawthorne
An Indian, half hidden in the dusky shade, is gazing and wondering too.
Main StreetNathaniel Hawthorne
As for George, he had withdrawn into the dusky shadow behind his father's chair.
Biographical StoriesNathaniel Hawthorne
There against the outer wall stood a dusky ill-defined shape.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
dusky
- dark in colour; swarthy or dark-skinned
- dim
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