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adjective
- 1. darkish in colour: "dusky red"
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adjective. literary uk / ˈdʌs.ki / us / ˈdʌs.ki / Add to word list. dark in colour: In autumn, the leaves turn a dusky red. Compare. swarthy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The qualities of colour. analogous. brightly. brightness. colourfully. darkness. fluorescent. harsh. neutrally. non-complementary. non-fluorescent. non-yellowing.
The meaning of DUSKY is somewhat dark in color; specifically : having dark skin. How to use dusky in a sentence.
adjective. literary us / ˈdʌs.ki / uk / ˈdʌs.ki /. Add to word list. dark in color: In the fall, the leaves turn a dusky red. Compare. swarthy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The qualities of color.
Something that's dusky is dark or poorly lit, like the dusky walk home from your friend's house at twilight.
1. adjective. Dusky means rather dark. [literary] Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks. He was walking down the road one dusky Friday evening. Synonyms: dim, twilight, shady, shadowy More Synonyms of dusky. 2. adjective. A dusky colour is soft rather than bright. [literary] ...dusky pink carpet.
Dusky definition: somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.. See examples of DUSKY used in a sentence.
Definition of dusky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
