dusky in English dictionary

  • dusky

    Meanings and definitions of "dusky"

    • A dusky dolphin.
    • Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
    • A shade of color that is rather dark.
    • (dated) dark-skinned
    • 1911 , James Creelman, Diaz: Master of Mexico [1] , D. Appleton and Company, page v:
    • A dusky shark.
    • adjective
      Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
    • adjective
      A shade of color that is rather dark.
    • adjective
      (dated)
      dark-skinned
    • adjective
      ashen, greyish skin coloration
    • noun
      A dusky shark.
    • noun
      A dusky dolphin.
    • adjective
      lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
    • adjective
      naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

    Synonyms of "dusky" in English dictionary

    twilit, dark, brunet are the top synonyms of "dusky" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of dusky

    • dusky ( comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)
    • dusky ( plural  duskies)
    • dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)
    • dusky (plural duskies)

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