inky

American  

[ing-kee] / ˈɪŋ ki /

adjective

inkier, inkiest

1. black as ink.

   inky shadows.

2. resembling ink.

   The solution was an inky liquid.

3. stained with ink.

   inky fingers.

4. of or relating to ink.

5. consisting of or containing ink.

6. written with ink.

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inky British  

/ ˈɪŋkɪ /

adjective

1. resembling ink, esp in colour; dark or black

2. of, containing, or stained with ink

   inky fingers

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Other Word Forms

• inkiness noun

Etymology

Origin of inky

First recorded in 1575–85; ink + -y ¹

Example Sentences

My eyes don’t stray from the inky number.

From Literature

Thor woke from his nap just when Laurence was finishing the last bath, which was for an inky spaniel named Webster.

From Literature

Nevertheless: “Once more you drown one of your own in the inky depths of democracy,” Cumming intones after Funches poignantly exits.

From Salon

When he discovered black beans, he found them downright exotic—inky, fudgy, definitely not the same old pintos.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is my witches’ brew,” she said laughing as she stirred the viscous inky liquid inside the bucket.

From Los Angeles Times