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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.
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. analogous. brightly. brightness. colorfully. fluorescent. harsh. muddily. muddy. neutrally. non-complementary. non-fluorescent.
The meaning of DUSKY is somewhat dark in color; specifically : having dark skin. How to use dusky in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈdʌski/ (literary) not very bright; dark or soft in colour. the dusky light inside the cave. dusky pink. Her skin turned a dusky gold in the sun. The setting sun tinged the sky with a dusky orange. Topics Colours and Shapes c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Dusky definition: somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.. See examples of DUSKY used in a sentence.
Something that's dusky is dark or poorly lit, like the dusky walk home from your friend's house at twilight. You can also use this adjective to describe a darker shade of a particular color, like your grandpa's favorite dusky pink roses or the dusky blue of the sky over the ocean just before a storm.
Definition of 'dusky' Word Frequency. dusky. (dʌski ) Word forms: comparative duskier, superlative duskiest. 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.
