adjective
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resembling ink, esp in colour; dark or black
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of, containing, or stained with ink
inky fingers
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Etymology
Origin of inky
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless: “Once more you drown one of your own in the inky depths of democracy,” Cumming intones after Funches poignantly exits.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
Gonzales wouldn’t greet her first-graders until 7:55, but she stepped out under an inky sky and left in her Toyota Prius at 6 o’clock sharp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
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 • Aug. 5, 2025
Hamlet-figures dressed in inky black, they are both processing loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
As they darted by, the squid released puffs of black ink to hide themselves, and Roz found herself lost in an inky cloud.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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