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inky Definition

inky ()

adjective inki·er, inki·est

  1. like ink in color; dark; black
  2. colored, marked, stained, or covered with ink

inky Related Forms

inki·ness noun

inky Synonyms

inky

modif.

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.

Browse dictionary entries near inky

  1. inkwood
  2. inkwell
  3. inkstand
  4. inkling
  5. inkle
  6. inkjet
  7. inkhorn
  8. inker
  9. inkblot
  10. inkberry
  1. inky cap
  2. inlace
  3. inlaid
  4. inland
  5. Inland Passage
  6. Inland Sea
  7. inlander
  8. inlay
  9. inlet
  10. inlier