Definition of dusky

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Dusky (a.) Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown..

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Sooty :: Sooty (superl.) Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark.
Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Gloomy; sad; melancholy.
Dingy :: Dingy (superl.) Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne..
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Duskiness :: Duskiness (n.) The state of being dusky.
Dusk :: Dusk (a.) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Duskish :: Duskish (a.) Somewhat dusky.
Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Intellectually clouded.
Calambour :: Calambour (n.) A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers..
Umber :: Umber (n.) An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird..
Brown :: Brown (v. t.) To make brown or dusky.
Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..
Dim :: Dim (superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
Rubella :: Rubella (n.) An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also German measles..
Sombre :: Sombre (a.) Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house..
Darkish :: Darkish (a.) Somewhat dark; dusky.
Dinginess :: Dinginess (n.) Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim..
Swarthy :: Swarthy (a.) Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces..
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