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Another word for dusky

dusky Synonyms

dusky

modif.

Shadowy
gloomy, shady, murky; see dark 1, dull 2.
Dark-colored
dark, swarthy, tawny, swart, ebony, sable, dark-complexioned.

dusky suggests a darkness of color or an absence of light, verging on blackness dusky twilight or, in reference to complexion, a shadowy quality; swarthy and tawny both refer only to color, swarthy suggesting a dark brown verging on black a swarthy complexion and tawny, a yellowish brown or tan tawny hair See also syn. study at dark.

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Another word for dusky

adjective

Deficient in brightness:
caliginous, dark, dim, murky, obscure. See light
Somewhat black:
blackish, dark. See colors
Of a complexion tending toward brown or black:
bistered, black-a-vised, brunet, dark, swarthy. See colors

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The commonest species in South America and the Antilles is the sooty or dusky A.
The inner bark is dusky red.
The colour is uniform dusky grey.
The aye-aye, Chiromys (or Daubentonia) madagascariensis, is an animal with a superficial resemblance to a longhaired and dusky-coloured cat with unusually large eyes.
Its appearance is sufficiently striking - the head and lower parts, except a pectoral band, white, the former adorned with an erectile crest, the upper parts dark grey banded with black, the wings dusky, and the tail barred; but the huge bill and powerful scutellated legs most of all impress the beholder.

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