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duskest

duskest is the superlative form of dusk.

Meaning of dusk

Adjective

dusk (comparative dusker, superlative duskest)

  1. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
    • A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

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Questions about duskest

What is duskest the superlative form of?
Duskest is the superlative form of dusk.

Words near duskest in the dictionary

  1. dusken
  2. duskened
  3. duskening
  4. duskens
  5. dusker
  6. duskest
  7. dusketh
  8. duskhawk
  9. duskhawker
  10. duskhawkers
  11. duskhawks

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