Dusky | Definition of dusky by Merriam-Webster

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1

: somewhat dark in color; specifically : having dark skin

2

: marked by slight or deficient light : shadowy

— dusk·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb

— dusk·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun

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Synonyms: black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dark, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlit

Antonyms: bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous

1

: somewhat dark in color <a dusky bird>

2

: somewhat dark : dim <It was dusky inside the store after the outdoor brightness. — Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Egypt Game>

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