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twilighty

twilighty adjective: resembling or suggesting twilight.

Adjective

twilighty (comparative more twilighty, superlative most twilighty)

  1. Resembling or suggesting twilight.
    • When she was in the room, the kitchen seemed too small and mean altogether. Miriam's beautiful twilighty parlour looked stiff and stupid. All the Leivers were eclipsed like candles.1913, D H Lawrence, Sons and lovers
    • The air was hot and twilighty; but there was a nice smell somewhere. Bin sniffed curiously, wondering where the fragrance came from.1967, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Happiness; selected short stories

Forms of twilighty

comparativemore twilighty
superlativemost twilighty

Origin of twilighty

From twilight + -y.

Questions about twilighty

What does twilighty mean?
Twilighty means resembling or suggesting twilight.
What part of speech is twilighty?
Twilighty is an adjective.

Words near twilighty in the dictionary

  1. twilightlike
  2. twilightly
  3. twilightness
  4. twilightnesses
  5. twilights
  6. twilighty
  7. twilit
  8. twilitten
  9. twill
  10. twill tape
  11. twill tapes

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