Dusky

  • 11dusky — adjective dark or not very bright in colour: The room was filled with dusky shadows. | dusky pink/orange/blue etc: a dusky pink room …

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  • 12dusky — UK [ˈdʌskɪ] / US adjective Word forms dusky : adjective dusky comparative duskier superlative duskiest literary 1) not very bright a dusky pink 2) dark, because of shadows or because night is coming 3) with dark skin. This word is now considered… …

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  • 13dusky — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shadowy] Syn. gloomy, shady, murky; see dark 1 , dull 2 . 2. [Dark colored] Syn. dark, swarthy, tawny, swart, ebony, sable, dark complexioned. Syn. dusky suggests a darkness of color or an absence of light, verging on… …

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  • 14dusky — adjective 1) the dusky countryside Syn: shadowy, dark, dim, gloomy, murky, shady; unlit, unilluminated; sunless, moonless Ant: bright 2) dated a dusky complexion …

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  • 15dusky — adj. Dusky is used with these nouns: ↑pink …

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  • 16dusky — dusk|y [ dʌski ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) not very bright: a dusky pink 2. ) dark, because of shadows or because night is coming 3. ) with dark skin. This word is now often considered offensive …

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  • 17dusky — adjective (duskier, duskiest) darkish in colour. ↘dated or literary (of a person) dark skinned or black: a dusky maiden. Derivatives duskily adverb duskiness noun …

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  • 18Dusky shark — Conservation status …

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  • 19Dusky Woodswallow — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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  • 20Dusky Crag Martin — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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