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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.

RELATED WORDS

funereal, bleak, brunette, cheerless, cloudy, dark, desolate, dim, dismal, dull, gloomy, joyless, obscure, overcast, sable, shadowy, shady, swarthy, tenebrous, twilight

Nearby words

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

Origin of dusky

First recorded in 1550–60; dusk2 + -y1

Related forms

dusk·i·ly, adverbdusk·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dusky

dusky

/ (ˈdʌskɪ) /

adjective duskier or duskiest

dark in colour; swarthy or dark-skinned
dim

Derived Forms

duskily, adverbduskiness, noun
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