dusky
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.