dusky 
dusky
Definition
dusky (dus′kē)
adjective dusk′i·er, dusk′i·est
- somewhat dark in color; esp., swarthy
- lacking light; dim; shadowy
- gloomy; melancholy
dusk′i·ly adverb
dusk′i·ness noun
dusky
Synonyms
dusky
modif.
Shadowy
Dark-colored
dark, swarthy, tawny, swart, ebony, sable, dark-complexioned.
dusky suggests a darkness of color or an absence of light, verging on blackness dusky twilight or, in reference to complexion, a shadowy quality; swarthy and tawny both refer only to color, swarthy suggesting a dark brown verging on black a swarthy complexion and tawny, a yellowish brown or tan tawny hair See also syn. study at dark.
dusky
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- maiden: A natural blond ( long and straight ) with blue eyes and more English rose than dusky maiden.
- red: When the eve comes dusky red And the moon succeeds the sun, The girls go home to bed One by one.
- color: The pupil's color may change to a dusky blue color.
- light: Suddenly all was turmoil as out of the dusky light came fierce, running savages all shouting war slogans as they met their enemy.
- dolphin: In contains 32 different kinds of species including bottlenose dolphin, dusky dolphin, and common dolphin.
- langur: You will take a short hike to look for the dusky langur that inhabits the mountains here.
Modifying Another Word
- very: Above is [ 4033 ] a friable silty loam ( 2.5yr 2.5/3 very dusky red ) containing large pebbles.
- somewhat: Did these ladies shrink from accepting my aid because my blood flowed beneath a somewhat duskier skin than theirs?
Used with adjective complement
- get: It was nearly 8pm and getting dusky, but we listened dutifully as the warden went through the St Kilda by-laws one by one.
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