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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).

[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.]

inker n.
inki·ness n.
inky adj.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inky - of the color of black ink
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

inky
adjective
2. ink-stained, stained, ink-covered inky fingers and occasional blots
Translations
inky [ˈɪŋkɪ] ADJ (lit) [page, fingers] → manchado de tinta (fig) [darkness] → profundo

inky [ˈɪŋki] adjtaché(e) d'encre

inky
adj (+er)
(lit)tintenbeschmiert, voller Tinte; inky fingersTintenfinger pl; inky newspapervon Druckerschwärze strotzende Zeitung; inky smellGeruch mvon Druckerschwärze
(fig) darkness, nighttintenschwarz; blue, blacktintig

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

inky ink


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The inky ragged wrack, flying before a nor'-west wind, makes you dizzy with its headlong speed that depicts the rush of the invisible air.
He reached the brink of the well, stepped outward into space, lunged forward, and shot downward into the inky depths below.
These canisters smashed on striking the ground--they did not explode--and incontinently disengaged an enormous volume of heavy, inky vapour, coiling and pour- ing upward in a huge and ebony cumulus cloud, a gaseous hill that sank and spread itself slowly over the surrounding country.
 
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