dusky

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. lighted by or as if by twilight

- The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn

Similar word(s): dark, twilight, twilit

2. naturally having skin of a dark color

- gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks

Similar word(s): brunet, brunette, swart, swarthy

Sentences with dusky as an adjective:

- I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.

- The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.

- This man in shock has a silver colored dusky skin tone.

noun

1. A dusky shark.

2. A dusky dolphin.