English Explanatory Dictionary

dusky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
  3. Dark-skinned.
  4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
noun
  1. A dusky shark.
  2. A dusky dolphin.
  3. A dusky grouse.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌs.ki/ en-us-dusky.ogg

Word forms

dusky duskier duskiest duskies

Etymology

From dusk + -y.

Synonyms

black inky sable sooty swarthy

Derived words

duskily duskiness dusky betta dusky-blue dusky bush tanager dusky chlorospingus dusky dark dusky dolphin dusky gopher frog dusky grouper dusky knight dusky leaf monkey dusky nembrotha dusky nerite dusky thrush dusky tit dusky titi dusky warbler duskywing dusky woodswallow
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