dusky
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdʌs.ki/
dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)
- Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
- I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.
- Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
- The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.
- (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
- Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
- The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone.
- Russian: су́меречный
dusky (plural duskies)
- A dusky shark.
- A dusky dolphin.
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