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   Dusk·y

   /ˈdəskē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. darkish in color: "dusky red"
   • ▪ used in euphemistic or poetic reference to black or other dark-skinned people: "a dusky Moorish maiden"
   • ▪ dim: "dusky light came from a small window" Similar shadowydarkdarkishdimgloomymurkyshadycloudymistyhazyfoggyunlitunlightedunilluminatedsunlessmoonlessliterary:crepusculartenebrousrare:StygianCimmerianTartareancaliginousOpposite bright
   • ▪ used in names of animals with dark coloration, e.g. dusky dolphin, dusky warbler.

   Derivatives

   • 1. duskily adverb
   • 2. duskiness noun

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