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 dusky dusky /ˈdʌski/

adjective

  1. () Naturally having skin of a dark color  ( dark-skinned , dusky , swart [Archaic] , swarthy )
    naturally having skin of a dark color
     A dark-skinned beauty
    a dark-skinned beauty
     Gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
    gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
     A smile on his swarthy face
    a smile on his swarthy face
     Swart' is archaic
    swart' is archaic
  2. () Lighted by or as if by twilight  ( twilight , twilit , dusky )
    lighted by or as if by twilight
     The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
    The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
     The twilight glow of the sky
    the twilight glow of the sky
     A boat on a twilit river
    a boat on a twilit river