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dusky

UK/ˈdʌs.ki/ rare dated literary

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

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”

Origin

From dusk + -y.

Phrases

  • dusky betta
  • dusky bush tanager
  • dusky chlorospingus
  • dusky dark
  • dusky dolphin
  • dusky gopher frog
  • dusky grouper
  • dusky knight

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