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View synonyms for inky

inky

[ing-kee]

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.



inky

/ ˈɪŋkɪ /

adjective

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

  2. of, containing, or stained with ink

    inky fingers

“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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Other Word Forms

  • inkiness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inky1

First recorded in 1575–85; ink + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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A signal flare arcs into the inky sky – and illuminates Chinese soldiers who have spilled out of the boat and amassed on the beach.

From BBC

Hours were marked by peals of screams following every uncovered worm wriggling in the corn silks, and each of us proudly showing off our inky fingertips from pressing out purple hull peas from their pods.

From Salon

The vision turns spookier: “Her inky eyes bulged. Mā opened her mouth wide, as if to say something, and dirt spilled out.”

As the plane crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the inky darkness and dusk began to fall over Los Angeles, Bass’ phone continued to buzz.

Dressed in all-black, he marks a written confession with an inky fingerprint: "I'm very sorry."

From BBC

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