dusky
IPA: dˈʌski
noun
- A dusky shark.
- A dusky dolphin.
- A dusky grouse.
adjective
- Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
- Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
- (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
- Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
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Examples of "dusky" in Sentences
- I was not wedded to the dusky rose.
- The sky looked dusky in the afternoon.
- It is often confused with the dusky shark.
- The underparts are whitish streaked dusky.
- The wings are variable in color, of a dusky hue.
- You'll be met there by a man with a dusky pallor.
- The dorsal and anal fins also have dusky blotches.
- The tail is slightly longer and the feet are more dusky.
- The forewing is dusky brown towards the base and near the tornus.
- The pectoral fins are hyaline and the pelvic fins are whitish to dusky.