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dusky
(redirected from duskiest)

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dusk·y  (dsk)
adj. dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est
1. Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy.
2. Rather dark in color: dusky skin. See Synonyms at dark.

duski·ly adv.
duski·ness n.

dusky
Adjective
[duskier, duskiest]
1. dark in colour: her gold earings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
2. dim or shadowy: the dusky room was crowded with absurd objects
duskily adv
duskiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.duskydusky - lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
2.dusky - naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"

dusky
adjective 2. dark, swarthy, dark-complexioned
Translations
dusky [ˈdʌskɪ] adjoscuro; [complexion] → moreno
dusky [ˈdʌskɪ] adjsombre
dusky [ˈdʌskɪ] dusk adj (room) → dunkel;
(light) → Dämmer-
dusky [ˈdʌskɪ] adjscuro/a


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