inky Definition
inky (iŋ′kē)
adjective ink′i·er, ink′i·est
- like ink in color; dark; black
- colored, marked, stained, or covered with ink
inky Related Forms
ink′i·ness noun
inky Synonyms
inky Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- blackness: No, there were more: torches burning down in the bottom where the inky blackness once more changed into pallid twilight.
- darkness: Richard Harper leaned forward, further over the steering wheel, trying to peer through the inky darkness that was fogging his view.
- finger: Schooldays: School milk, cod liver oil, inky fingers.
- black: The sky was inky black, the darkest sky I have ever seen.
- blue: Favorite Color Far too many gorgeous colors to choose from, perhaps a bright orangey-red or an inky navy blue.
- night: Looking forward to seeing the creeping blue hordes sweeping our resident bulls forever into the inky frozen night.
Modifying Another Word
almost: Again I noticed how dark the water is in the deeper lochs, almost inky black and seemingly impenetrable.
Preposition: in
color: This old vineyard produced a premium wine that's inky in color with a super-rich mid-palate.

