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duskier

duskier is the comparative form of dusky.

Meaning of dusky

Adjective

dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)

  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
    • I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
    • The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.
  3. (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
    • You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24
    Synonyms:
    black, inky, sable, sooty, swarthy
  4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
    • The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone.

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Questions about duskier

What is duskier the comparative form of?
Duskier is the comparative form of dusky.

Words near duskier in the dictionary

  1. dusketh
  2. duskhawk
  3. duskhawker
  4. duskhawkers
  5. duskhawks
  6. duskier
  7. duskies
  8. duskiest
  9. duskily
  10. duskiness
  11. duskinesses

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