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DUSKY
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Irregular inflected forms: duskier , duskiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Naturally having skin of a dark color
Example:
'swart' is archaic
Synonyms:
dark-skinned; dusky; swart; swarthy
Classified under:
Similar:
brunet; brunette (marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Derivation:
duskiness (a swarthy complexion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lighted by or as if by twilight
Example:
a boat on a twilit river
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
dark (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black)
Derivation:
dusk (the time of day immediately following sunset)
duskiness (the state of being poorly illuminated)
Context examples:
Scientists evaluated glue from the dusky Arion slug by focusing on the chemical bonds within the glue and the way they affect the glue's deformability.
(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)
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