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dusky

[ duhs-kee ]

adjective

, dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est.
  1. somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
  2. Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin.
  3. of a dark color.
  4. gloomy; sad.


dusky

/ ˈdʌskɪ /

adjective

  1. dark in colour; swarthy or dark-skinned
  2. dim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈduskiness, noun
  • ˈduskily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • duski·ly adverb
  • duski·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dusky1

First recorded in 1550–60; dusk 2 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Sometimes, that motivation comes from knowing that your gear will keep you warm, dry, and safe on dusky roads or trails.

In that part of Alaska and that time of year—barely 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle, late July—it never really gets dark, so I took advantage of the dusky half-light, driving until almost two in the morning.

He sometimes paints depictions of mountains, sunlight and even humans atop the dusky, ravaged surfaces.

The role of gravy was played by a dusky curry sweetened with onions and carrots.

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.

Lawrence mingled with the crowd, and as he read he felt a bulky envelope thrust in his hand and caught a glimpse of a dusky arm.

Once more she peered into the glass, shook out her skirts, then sought a door in a far and dusky corner.

It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.

When Tom Brown awoke, late in the day, he found Mafuta sitting at his feet with a broad grin on his dusky countenance.

His banks were teeming with happy dusky figures and the smiling irrigated land was bright with fertility.

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