inky (redirected from inkiest)

ink  (ngk)

n.

1. A pigmented liquid or paste used especially for writing or printing.

2. A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid.

3. Informal Coverage in the print media; publicity: Her campaign rallies generated a lot of ink.

tr.v. inked, ink·ing, inks

1. To mark, coat, or stain with ink.

2. Informal To append one's signature to (a contract, for example).

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[Middle English inke, from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, purple ink, from Greek enkauston, painted in encaustic, from enkaiein, to paint in encaustic, burn in; see encaustic.]

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inker n.

inki·ness n.

inky adj.

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inky [ˈɪŋkɪ]

adj inkier, inkiest

1. resembling ink, esp in colour; dark or black

2. of, containing, or stained with ink inky fingers

inkiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

inky - of the color of black ink ink-black, inky-black achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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inky

adjective

1. black, dark, jet, murky, raven, ebony, sable, dusky, pitch-black, stygian, coal-black the inky black of night see shades from black to white

2. ink-stained, stained, ink-covered inky fingers and occasional blots

Translations

inky [ˈɪŋkɪ] ADJ (lit) [page, fingers] → manchado de tinta (fig) [darkness] → profundo

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inky [ˈɪŋki] adj → taché(e) d'encre

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inky

adj (+er)

(lit) → tintenbeschmiert, voller Tinte; inky fingers → Tintenfinger pl; inky newspaper → von Druckerschwärze strotzende Zeitung; inky smell → Geruch m → von Druckerschwärze

(fig) darkness, night → tintenschwarz; blue, black → tintig

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inky [ˈɪŋkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → macchiato/a or sporco/a d'inchiostro (fig) (darkness) → nero/a come l'inchiostro

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