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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : duhs-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌs ki |
Definition of dusky
Origin :- 1550s, "somewhat dark," from dusk + -y (2). Related: Duskiness.
- adj dark-hued; murky
- Do you observe this red glow,—dusky, too, amid all the brightness?
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- In a little time, there was a crucifix on every dusky bosom.
- Extract from : « A Bell's Biography » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- An Indian, half hidden in the dusky shade, is gazing and wondering too.
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- As for George, he had withdrawn into the dusky shadow behind his father's chair.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- There against the outer wall stood a dusky ill-defined shape.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- She stopped in the dusky starlight, and listened with her very soul.
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- Then from the dusky cloud by the wall sounded a voice feebly protesting.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He had his bow and arrows with him but no lance, and it was getting too dusky for hunting.
- Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
- Her movements were free, assured, and she blushed a dusky red.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- Evilena had peeped in for a moment to say good-bye to their dusky Homer.
- Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
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