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单词 dusky
释义 dusky
I. \ˈdəskē, -ki\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: dusk (I) + -y
1. : somewhat dark in color : of low lightness : blackish
 < a dusky brown >
 < a dusky blush rose to her cheek — Edith Wharton >
specifically : having dark skin — used of a colored person
2. : characterized by slight or deficient light : somewhat dark : dim
 < the room was already dusky … and one of the boys switched on the light — Willa Cather >
 < in that dusky firelight — Ellen Glasgow >
3. : gloomy, depressing
 < a dusky frown settled on his face >
4. : not clear : partially hidden : obscure
 < through all the winding corridors of literary history to the dusky regions of folklore — Newton Arvin >
 < the records of his life … are dusky and brief — Carl Van Doren >
Synonyms: see dark
II. noun
(-es)
: a dusky color
 < a white bird barred with dusky >
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