 dusky |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lighted by or as if by twilight | |
| Synonyms: | twilit twilight | |
| Examples: | "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding "the twilight glow of the sky" "a boat on a twilit river" |
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| Related terms: | dark | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] naturally having skin of a dark color | |
| Synonyms: | swart swarthy dark-skinned | |
| Examples: | "a dark-skinned beauty" "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks" "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic) |
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| Related terms: | archaism brunet | |
| Similar spelling: |
dusk ducky Duke Dues duck Dugay duchy Ducey Dux Duguay dug |
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