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darkish

darkish adjective: somewhat dark.

Adjective

darkish (comparative more darkish, superlative most darkish)

  1. Somewhat dark.
    • If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 13:38-39
    • […] if […] the lead be blown off from the silver by bellowes, that which would else have gone away in the form of unheeded steams will in great part be collected not far from the silver, in the form of a darkish powder or calx; which, because it is blown off from silver, they call litharge of...1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, London: J.M. Dent, published 1911, Part I, p. 41

darkish meaning in Urdu

darkish in Urdu

سانولا, سانولی

Forms of darkish

comparativemore darkish
superlativemost darkish

Origin of darkish

From Middle English derkish, derkissh, derkyss; equivalent to dark + -ish.

Words formed from darkish

Questions about darkish

What does darkish mean?
Darkish means somewhat dark.
What is darkish in Urdu?
Darkish in Urdu is سانولا, سانولی. See Darkish meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is darkish?
Darkish is an adjective.

Words near darkish in the dictionary

  1. darkies
  2. darking
  3. darking up
  4. Darkinjung
  5. Darkins
  6. darkish
  7. darkishly
  8. darkishness
  9. darkle
  10. darkled
  11. darkles

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