dusky
pronunciation
How to pronounce dusky in British English:
UK [ˈdʌski]
How to pronounce dusky in American English:
US [ˈdʌski]
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- Adjective:
- lighted by or as if by twilight
- naturally having skin of a dark color
Word Origin
- dusky (adj.)
- 1550s, "somewhat dark," from dusk + -y (2). Related: Duskiness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The whole theatre roared in the dusky light .
- 2. The late , dusky summer evening .
- 3. The fortunate life ridge station platform is narrow , dusky and exceptionally quiet .
- 4. Ravenna is famous for its mosaics ; hordes of tourists move from one church to another , craning their necks to glimpse the dim lustre of tiny multicolored smalti high up under dusky vaults .
- 5. Gliding across the dusky sky , the craft startled locals and frightened air-traffic controllers , who promptly closed hangzhou 's busy airport and locked down the city 's airspace for more than an hour .