Dusky

Quick meaning: Dusky is an adjective meaning Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).

Meaning

Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).

More Meanings

1. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
2. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
3. A dusky shark.
4. A dusky dolphin.
5. A dusky grouse.
6. (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.

Example Sentences

I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.

The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.

They "stuck on" fairly well, but sometimes these dusky jockeys fell off during the race.

You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.

Word Forms

• duskier
• duskiest
• duskies

Synonyms for dusky

Depending on context, synonyms include black, inky, sable, sooty, swarthy, twilight.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dark, swart, swarthy, dark-skinned, twilit, brunette.

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